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Table 2 Average values of kinematic data in children with cerebral palsy and typical development.

From: Oromotor variability in children with mild spastic cerebral palsy: a kinematic study of speech motor control

Kinematic parameters

Children groups

ANOVA

 

Spastic CP (n =10)

TD (n =10)

F 1,18

p value

Effect size d

Utterance duration (sec/syllable)

     

   Mono-syllable task

0.95 ± 0.21

1.01 ± 0.06

0.858

0.367

0.213

   Poly-syllable task

0.95 ± 0.30

0.97 ± 0.09

0.049

0.828

0.052

Peak vertical oral opening displacement (cm)

     

   Mono-syllable task

1.17 ± 0.34

1.23 ± 0.55

0.096

0.760

0.073

   Poly-syllable task

1.84 ± 0.46

1.83 ± 0.68

0.001

0.970

0.009

Peak vertical oral opening velocity (mm/sec)

     

   Mono-syllable task

42.4 ± 10.0

42.5 ± 12.5

0.001

0.980

0.006

   Poly-syllable task

73.5 ± 17.5

71.4 ± 16.9

0.079

0.782

0.066

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
  2. CP: cerebral palsy; TD: typical development.