Table 2.
The development of motor skills
| M-ABC-2 standard score Mean (SD) |
Difference in change at 6 weeks | Difference in change at 52 weeks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Baseline | 6 weeks | 52 weeks | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value |
| (N = 51/55) | (N = 43/51) | (N = 37/48) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |||
| Manual dexterity | |||||||
| Standard | 25.0 (6.4) | 26.0 (6.6) | 27.4 (6.0) | −0.95 (−3.4 to 1.5) | 0.45 | −1.4 (−4.0 to 1.1) | 0.27 |
| Day Camp | 24.0 (6.7) | 24.4 (5.4) | 25.6 (6.4) | ||||
| Aiming and catching | |||||||
| Standard | 17.7 (4.4) | 20.3 (4.8) | 20.3 (5.7) | −2.2 (−4.1 to −0.4) | 0.02 | −2.7 (−4.6 to −0.8) | 0.01 |
| Day Camp | 19.8 (3.9) | 20.3 (4.4) | 19.4 (4.1) | ||||
| Balance skills | |||||||
| Standard | 22.8 (7.2) | 23.6 (8.3) | 26.8 (6.7) | 3.5 (0.5 to 6.4) | 0.02 | −0.4 (−3.4 to 2.7) | 0.81 |
| Day Camp | 21.2 (6.2) | 25.7 (6.4) | 25.2 (6.3) | ||||
| Overall motor skills | |||||||
| Standard | 65.3 (11.9) | 69.9 (13.3) | 74.5 (12.4) | 0.3 (−4.7 to 5.3) | 0.91 | −4.6 (−9.7 to 0.6) | 0.09 |
| Day Camp | 64.8 (12.4) | 70.5 (11.2) | 70.4 (12.4) | ||||
The absolute values and the difference in change of the motor skill subscales and the overall motor skills from the Movement ABC-2 test standard scores