Table 1. Cerebral palsy football players’ characteristics.
| Group | Impairment description | N | Age (years) |
Body mass (Kg) |
Height (cm) |
BMI (Kg·m-2) |
Training experience (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT5 | Bilateral spasticity (diplegia) | 7 | 23.2 ± 6.4 | 70.0 ± 6.1 | 175.9 ± 6.1 | 21.7 ± 2.7 | 11.4 ± 5.2 |
| FT6 | Coordination impairments (dyskinesia or ataxia) | 10 | 26.6 ± 8.7 | 65.3 ± 6.7 | 173.8 ± 5.3 | 21.8 ± 2.1 | 10.7 ± 3.3 |
| FT7 | Unilateral spasticity (hemiplegia) | 51 | 24.9 ± 6.3 | 68.4 ± 8.2 | 175.2 ± 7.6 | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 10.0 ± 7.1 |
| FT8 | Minimum impairment criteria | 14 | 26.5 ± 7.6 | 73.3 ± 7.9 | 176.7 ± 8.9 | 23.5 ± 2.2 | 13.6 ± 9.6 |
| CG | No impairment | 31 | 19.5 ± 3.3 | 72.4 ± 7.2 | 177.9 ± 5.7 | 22.9 ± 1.7 | 10.2 ± 5.1 |
BMI = body mass index; FT = Code reference for CP football classes, CG = control group.