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Table 3 Association Between Clinical Indicators in CAS Individuals and Cluster Assignment

From: Feature-driven classification reveals potential comorbid subtypes within childhood apraxia of speech

Clinical Variable

Cluster 1 (High severity)

(nā€‰=ā€‰10)

Cluster 2 (Moderate severity)

(nā€‰=ā€‰11)

Cluster 3 (Mild severity)

(nā€‰=ā€‰10)

Fisher exact

P-value1

Problems with Feeding Eating

0.50

0.27

0

0.036

Little vocal play or babbling

0

0.18

0.20

0.511

Family history of communication disorders

1

0.91

1

0.999

Delayed language onset

0.50

0.73

0.80

0.398

Gross motor incoordination

0.30

0.27

0.30

0.999

Fine motor incoordination

0.50

0.18

0.20

0.298

Body dyspraxia body awareness in space

0.10

0.09

0

0.999

ā€œSoftā€ neurological signs

0.10

0.27

0

0.289

Sensory processing issues

0.20

0

0.20

0.353

Dysarthria

0.10

0.27

0.20

0.849

Limited repertoire of sounds

0.20

0.64

0.50

0.128

  1. Values shown are proportion with the trait. ā€œnā€ is the number of CAS individuals per cluster. p-values shown are not adjusted for multiple testing. 1Test of association is across CAS clusters 1,2 and 3 only