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Table 3 Use of manual and powered wheelchair indoors and outdoors (%) related to age

From: Use of manual and powered wheelchair in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study

Environment

Wheelchair

Age (years)

Self-propels %

Adult assistance %

Do not use %

Indoors

Manual

3-6

5.2

10.4

84.3

  

7-9

8.7

25.2

66.0

  

10-12

9.5

22.4

68.1

  

13-15

11.1

25.6

63.2

  

16-18

10.2

18.5

71.3

 

Powered

3-6

4.3

0

95.7

  

7-9

1.9

1.0

97.1

  

10-12

6.1

0

93.9

  

13-15

7.7

2.6

89.7

  

16-18

5.7

1.9

92.5

Outdoors

Manual

3-6

3.5

24.3

72.2

  

7-9

1.9

43.7

54.4

  

10-12

8.7

39.1

52.2

  

13-15

6.8

33.3

59.8

  

16-18

7.5

32.7

59.8

 

Powered

3-6

4.3

0

95.7

  

7-9

5.9

2.0

92.2

  

10-12

8.0

0.9

91.2

  

13-15

13.7

2.6

83.8

  

16-18

11.4

1.9

86.7

  1. Linear by linear association test showed an increase in use of manual wheelchairs indoors (p = 0.001) and outdoors (p = 0.003) with age. The use of powered wheelchairs outdoors increased with age (p = 0.033) but the change was not significant for powered mobility indoors.