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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Mar 17;59:23–29. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.03.002

TABLE 4.

Proportion of Subjects With Each Comorbidity by GMFCS Score

GMFCS Score Cognitive Impairment Epilepsy Visual Impairment Malnutrition Contractures Hearing Impairment
1 (n = 6) 83% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0%
2 (n = 14) 57% 60% 20% 25% 14% 15%
3 (n = 8) 71% 86% 20% 0% 40% 0%
4 (n = 11) 100% 63% 33% 22% 36% 10%
5 (n = 28) 100% 92% 59% 73% 36% 26%
P value* 0.02 0.12 0.02 <0.001 0.07 0.80

Abbreviation:

GMFCS = Gross Motor Function Classification System.

*

Using test for trend across group defined by GMFCS score. P values <0.05 are in bold and indicate a significant increase in the comorbidity with increasing GMFCS score.