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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Phys Ther. 2022 May 30;34(3):288–295. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000913

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Total Sample
(n=63)
Adolescents
(n=28)
Adults
(n=35)
Age n=62 n=28 n=34
  Yearsa 20 (14, 32) 14 (12, 15) 32 (24, 37)

Demographics
  Sex n=63 n=28 n=35
Female 43 (68.3) 17 (60.7) 26 (74.3)
  Ethnicity n=63 n=28 n=35
Non-Hispanic/Latino 58 (92.1) 27 (96.4) 31 (88.6)
  Race n=62 n=28 n=34
White/Caucasian 55 (88.7) 23 (82.1) 32 (94.1)
  Residence n=63 n=28 n=35
United States 60 (95.2) 27 (96.4) 33 (94.3)
AMC-Specific n=63 n=28 n=35
 Known Genetic Cause 8 (12.7) 6 (21.4) 2 (5.7)
 Spinal Involvement 31 (49.2) 13 (46.4) 18 (51.4)
 # of Upper Limb Regions Affected (0-8)a,b 8 (4, 8) 8 (4, 8) 8 (4, 8)
 # of Lower Limb Regions Affected (0-6)a,c 6 (3, 6) 6 (3, 6) 5 (3, 6)

Orthopedic Surgeries n=63 n=28 n=35
 History of Spinal Surgery 10 (15.9) 5 (17.9) 5 (14.3)
 # of Upper Limb Surgeriesa 1 (0, 3) 2 (0, 3) 0 (0, 2)
 # of Lower Limb Surgeriesa 5 (3, 8) 5 (3, 7) 5 (2, 10)

  GFAQa n=63 n=28 n=35
9 (7, 9) 8 (7, 9) 9 (6, 9)

Abbreviations: AMC, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita; #, number; GFAQ, Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire.

a

Data presented as median (25th, 75th percentile) rather than n (% of sample).

b

Eight possible upper limb regions affected: right and left hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

c

Six possible lower limb regions affected: right and left foot/ankle, knee, and hip.