Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of the whole group of patients. The chi-square was used for comparisons between groups.
| Clinical factors |
Psych group
(n = 59) |
No psych group
(n = 140) |
Comparison psych and no psych group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intellectual disability | |||
| Yes (IQ ≤ 70) | 38 (64.4%) | 79 (56.4%) | χ 2(2) = 1.09, p = 0.30 |
| No | 21 (35.6%) | 61 (43.6%) | |
| DS severity | |||
| Mild | 17 (28.8%) | 65 (46.4%) | χ 2(2) = 6.37, p < 0.001 |
| Moderate | 23 (39.0%) | 34 (24.3%) | |
| Severe | 19 (32.2%) | 41 (29.3%) | |
| CP subtype | |||
| Quadriplegia | 34 (57.6%) | 79 (56.4%) | χ 2(2) = 0.751, p = 0.69 |
| Diplegia | 18 (30.5%) | 38 (27.1%) | |
| Hemiplegia | 7 (11.9%) | 23 (16.4%) | |
| GMFCS-E&R | |||
| I | 1 (1.7%) | 16 (11.4%) | χ 2(2) = 5.77, p < 0.05 |
| II–III | 27 (45.8%) | 66 (47.1%) | |
| IV–V | 31 (52.5%) | 58 (41.4%) | |
| MACS | |||
| I | 9 (15.3%) | 44 (31.4%) | χ 2(2) = 5.75, p = 0.5 |
| II–III | 32 (54.2%) | 58 (41.4%) | |
| IV–V | 18 (30.5%) | 38 (27.1%) | |
| CMFCS | |||
| I | 27 (45.8%) | 64 (45.7%) | χ 2(2) = 0.08, p = 0.9 |
| II–III | 18 (30.5%) | 45 (32.1%) | |
| IV–V | 14 (23.7%) | 31 (22.1%) |
Data are reported as frequency and related percentages. DS, disability score; GMFCS-E&R, Gross Motor Functioning Classification Scale Expanded & Revised; MACS, Manual Ability Classification Scale; CFCS, Communication Functioning Classification Scale. Bold values are significant, p < 0.05.