Proximal and distal movement patterns during a graphomotor task in typically developing children and children with handwriting problems

Table 1 Demographic information

Quantity	Control group (N = 20)	Research group (N = 21)	p-value (t-test / chi squared)
Male/Female	8/12	11/10	0.751^#
Mean age (years)	8.5 (range 8–10.8)	8.8 (range 7.1–10.8)	0.146
Hand dominance (right/left)	17/3	18/2	1.00^#
Beery VMI	29 (15)	19 (15)	0.039
Beery motor	46 (23)	15 (13)	<0.001*
Letters per minute (copying)	40.5 (14.0)	24.7 (8.6)	<0.001*
Illegible letters (copying)	5.0 (2.9)	9.1 (5.0)	0.003*
Letters per minute (dictation)	54.9 (16.0)	38.6 (9.7)	<0.001*
Illegible letters (dictation)	7.4 (3.2)	10.8 (4.9)	0.014

Values in brackets are standard deviations unless otherwise stated. # = category data, Pearson’s χ² test, * = significantly different (p < 0.05). The p-values were corrected for multiple comparisons using the Holm method

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