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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Densitom. 2018 Sep 22;23(3):459–464. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2018.09.006

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing children (Con).

	CP(n = 18)	Con (n = 18)	p	d
GMFCS (I/II)	7/11	-
Age (y)	8.6 ± 2.9	8.9 ± 2.1	0.654	0.153
Sex female, n (%)	5 (28 %)	5 (28 %)
Tanner stage (I/II/III)
Pubic hair	12/5/1	13/3/2	0.445
Testicular-penile/breast	15/2/1	13/4/1	0.788
Height (m)	1.23 ± 0.16	1.33 ± 0.12	0.054	0.675
Height (%)	19 ± 23	51 ± 29	<0.001	1.242
Body mass (kg)	28.2 ± 11.4	29.4 ± 6.4	0.694	0.138
Body mass (%)	36 ± 34	50 ± 29	0.179	0.459
BMI (kg/m²)	17.9 ± 4.4	16.6 ± 2.2	0.562	0.387
BMI (%)	55 ± 34	47 ± 31	0.487	0.235

GMFCS, gross motor function classification system; BMI, body mass index. Differences between children with CP and Con were determined using independent t test or Mann-Whitney U test. Values are means ± SD. d = the effect size of group differences. Significant differences are bolded.