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Table 1 Characteristics of adults and children across levels of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

From: A comparison of three accelerometry-based devices for estimating energy expenditure in adults and children with cerebral palsy

 

Adults

   

Children

   
 

All

GMFCS

GMFCS II

GMFCS

All

GMFCS I

GMFCS II

GMFCS

(n = 18)

I (n = 9)

(n = 7)

III (n = 2)

(n = 18)

(n = 10)

(n = 4)

III (n = 4)

Age (yr)

31.9 ± 9.5

28.1 ± 7.8

34.9 ± 10.7

39.0 ± 8.5

11.4 ± 3.2

11.5 ± 3.8

10.0 ± 2.2

12.5 ± 1.9

Weight (kg)

68.2 ± 13.5

69.0 ± 13.3

67.8 ± 16.2

65.8 ± 10.2

44.6 ± 16.9

46.5 ± 20.9

37.0 ± 12.0

47.3 ± 8.2

Height (cm)

163.9 ± 10.3

166.6 ± 9.3

162.0 ± 12.2

158.5 ± 9.2

147.0 ± 18.5

149.5 ± 21.1

140.0 ± 20.1

147.6 ± 10.3

BMI (kg.m−2)

25.3 ± 4.8

24.6 ± 3.8

25.9 ± 5.9

26.6 ± 7.1

20.0 ± 4.5

20.0 ± 5.2

18.5 ± 1.8

21.9 ± 4.7