Table 1.
Demographics and Recruitment of CP Participants
| Total Participants1 | N= 152 |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 (SD 17.36) |
| Mean age | 25 years 7 months |
| Overall Median Age | 27.613 |
| Median Age for Positive Cases | 13.324 |
| Sex | |
| Females | N=81 |
| Males | N=71 |
| GMFCS2 Scores | |
| I: | 28% |
| II: | 27% |
| III: | 25% |
| IV: | 7% |
| V: | 13% |
| Body Part Affected | |
| Spastic diplegic | 30.3% |
| Spastic quadriplegic | 32.9% |
| Spastic hemiplegic | 32.9% |
| Athetoid CP | 3.95% |
| Family Type Completed | |
| 1. Proband Only | 40.1% |
| 2. Trios (proband + 2 parents) | 29.0% |
| 3. Duos (proband + 1 parent) | 27.6% |
| 4. Quad (Proband + 2 parents + 1 sibling) | 2.63% |
| 5. Treble (Proband + 1 parent + 1 sibling) | 0.658% |
| Etiology | |
| Identified Risk Factor | 81.6% |
| 1. Prematurity (PM) | 28.3% |
| • PM & Intraventricular hemorrhage/stroke (IHS) | 5.90% |
| • PM & IHS, birth asphyxia (BA) | 1.32% |
| • PM & BA | 8.55% |
| 2. IHS | 18.4% |
| • IHS & BA | 4.61% |
| 3. BA | 11.8% |
| 4. Intrauterine Infection | 2.63% |
| No Identified Risk Factor | 18.4% |
| Site of Recruitment | |
| 1. Children Hospital (Orthopedics) | 63.2% |
| 2. Genetics | 18.4% |
| 3. Neurology | 11.8% |
| 4. Pediatric Neurology | 3.95% |
| 5. Pediatric Intensive Care | 2.63% |
1
N includes two affected siblings enrolled in the study (not included in diagnostic rate)
2
GMFCS; gross motor function classification system