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Table 4 Distribution of GMFCS-levels in relation to gender and place of birth

From: Cerebral palsy in a total population of 4–11 year olds in southern Sweden. Prevalence and distribution according to different CP classification systems

 

Children

Prevalence

Boys

Girls

Born in Sweden

Born outside Sweden

GMFCS

n

%

/1,000

95% CI

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

I

165

48

1.3

1.1–1.5

101

51

64

45

146

49

19

41

II

60

18

0.5

0.4–0.6

30

15

30

21

55

19

5

11

III

41

12

0.3

0.2–0.4

25

12

16

11

32

11

9

20

IV

32

9

0.3

0.2-0.3

18

9

14

10

27

9

5

11

V

45

13

0.4

0.3–0.5

26

13

19

13

37

12

8

17

Total

343

 

2.7

2.4–3.0

200

 

143

 

297

 

46

 
  1. Distribution of GMFCS-levels in relation to gender and place of birth; number, percent and prevalence per 1,000 in children born 1990–1997 and resident in the counties of Skåne and Blekinge on Jan 1st 2002. Children born abroad and those with post-neonatal CP have been included. CI = confidence interval.