Table 1.

Physical characteristics of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing children (Control)

	CP (n = 18)	Control (n = 10)	p	d
Age (y)	8.0 ± 2.5	8.7 ± 1.7	0.413	0.33
Tanner stage (1/2/3)
Pubic hair	13/4/1	9/1/0	0.261	0.47
Testicular-penile/breast	16/2/0	8/1/1	0.323	0.42
Height (m)	1.2 ± 0.12a	1.32 ± 0.07	0.011	1.11
Height (percentile)	21 ± 24a,b	56 ± 32	0.003	1.32
Body mass (kg)	25.7 ± 9.3	29.8 ± 6.7	0.231	0.49
Body mass (percentile)	35 ± 32	58 ± 27	0.064	0.77
BMI (kg/m2)	17.3 ± 3.8	16.9 ± 2.9	0.786	0.11
BMI (percentile)	52 ± 37	48 ± 33	0.791	0.11
GMFCS (I/II/III)	10/7/1	-
MAS (1/1.5/2/3)	6/7/1/4	-

Values are means ± SD

^aGroup difference, p < 0.05

^bDifferent from the 50^th age-based percentile, p < 0.05

Gross motor function classification system (GMFCS)

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)