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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Differentiation between non-neural and neural contributors to ankle joint stiffness in cerebral palsy

 

Cerebral palsy (n = 23)

Healthy subjects (n = 11)

Age, mean (SD)

14.9 (2.4)

15.1 (2.1)

Male gender, n (%)

15 (65)

6 (55)

Unilateral, n (%)

8 (35)

NA

GMFCS* I, II, III, n (%)

20 (87)

NA

 

2 (9)

 

1 (4)

 

Ashworth, median (range)

1 (0-2)***

NA

SPAT**, median (range)

2 (0-3)***

NA

  1. *GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System, **SPAT Spasticity test ***, Of one patient, data not available.