Table 4 Changes in Gross Motor Function Measure, Muscle tone before and 6 months after stem cell transplantation according to patients’ characteristics
Characteristics | Change in GMFM-88 total score Mean [95% CI] | Change in GMFM-66 percentile Mean [95% CI] | Change in Ashworth score Mean [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | p-value = 0.09 | p-value = 0.68 | p-value = 0.88 |
Male | 23.6 [19.3; 27.8] | 52.2 [44.5; 60.0] | 1.4 [1.2; 1.6] |
Female | 32.1 [22.6; 41.6] | 56.0 [34.8; 77.2] | 1.4 [0.9; 1.9] |
Age | p-value = 0.07 | p-value = 0.32 | p-value = 0.89 |
< 5 years old | 23.6 [19.4; 27.7] | 52.5 [44.0; 61.1] | 1.4 [1.1; 1.6] |
5–10 years old | 27.1 [19.4; 34.8] | 52.4 [39.3; 65.5] | 1.5 [1.1; 1.8] |
> 10 years old | 31.0 [−273.9; 336.0] | 60.5 [−390.6; 551.6] | 1.5 [−4.9; 7.9] |
GMFCS | p-value = 0.23 | p-value = 0.66 | p-value = 0.90 |
Level III | 33.5 [−49.1; 116.1] | 63.5 [−44.5; 171.5] | 1.5 [−4.9; 7.9] |
Level IV | 34.4 [27.4; 41.4] | 57.6 [43.5; 71.7] | 1.6 [1.3; 1.9] |
Level V | 18.9 [15.6; 22.2] | 49.2 [40.5; 57.9] | 1.3 [1.1; 1.5] |