ABSTRACT

Purpose

Explore effects of age, sex, and motor ability level on balance capabilities in preschoolers with and without Cerebral Palsy (CP).

Method

PBS was administered to 477 children 24 through 59 months: 258 with typical development (TD) and 219 with CP GMFCS levels I, II and III.

Results

3-way ANOVA indicated PBS scores were significantly affected by age (F4,437=26.95, p<0.0001, η2p=0.198), motor ability level (F3,437=482.15, p<0.0001, η²p=0.768) and sex (F1,437=4.64, p<0.03, η²p=0.01) with significant interaction between motor ability level and age (F 12,437=5.25, p<0.001, η²p=0.126). Children’s performance on individual items was analyzed by age, sex and motor ability level.

Conclusion

Children with TD outperformed children with CP GMFCS level I 36-59 months and children with CP GMFCS levels II and III 24-59 months. Expected performance values for children with TD and children with CP, ages 24-59 months, at GMFCS levels I, II and III are provided.

中文翻译：

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使用儿科平衡量表检查年龄、性别和运动能力水平对脑瘫儿童 GMFCS 水平 I、II、III 和典型发育的平衡能力的影响

摘要

目的

探索年龄、性别和运动能力水平对患有和未患有脑瘫 (CP) 的学龄前儿童平衡能力的影响。

方法

对 477 名 24 至 59 个月的儿童施用 PBS：258 名具有典型发育 (TD)，219 名具有 CP GMFCS 水平 I、II 和 III。

结果

3-way ANOVA 表明 PBS 评分受年龄 (F4,437=26.95, p<0.0001, η2p=0.198)、运动能力水平 (F3,437=482.15, p<0.0001, η ² p=0.768) 和性别的显着影响(F1,437=4.64, p<0.03, η ² p=0.01) 运动能力水平和年龄之间存在显着交互作用 (F 12,437=5.25, p<0.001, η ² p=0.126)。根据年龄、性别和运动能力水平分析儿童在个别项目上的表现。

结论

患有 TD 的儿童在 36-59 个月时优于 CP GMFCS I 级儿童，在 24-59 个月时优于 CP GMFCS II 和 III 级儿童。提供了 24-59 个月的 TD 儿童和 CP 儿童在 GMFCS I、II 和 III 级的预期表现值。