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Table 3 Chronic pain according to clinical characteristics of children with CP

From: Chronic pain among children with cerebral palsy attending a Ugandan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency (N = 224)

Percentage (%)

Chronic Pain

 Yes

144

64.3

 No

80

35.7

Chronic pain according to the type of CP

 Spastic bilateral

91/117

77.8

 Spastic unilateral

12/24

50.0

 Dyskinetic CP

27/55

49.1

 Ataxic CP

4/7

57.1

 Non classifiable

10/21

47.6

Chronic pain according to GMFCS

 Level I

1/14

7.1

 Level II

2/14

14.3

 Level III

5/13

38.5

 Level IV

39/65

60.0

 Level V

97/118

82.2

Chronic pain according to MACS

 Level I

4/27

14.8

 Level II

7/27

25.9

 Level III

10/19

52.6

 Level IV

29/39

74.4

 Level V

94/112

83.9

Chronic pain according to CFCS

 Level I

0/19

0

 Level II

10/30

33.3

 Level III

14/29

48.3

 Level IV

26/35

74.3

 Level V

94/111

84.7

Chronic pain according to EADACS

 Level I

8/31

25.8

 Level II

9/35

25.9

 Level III

30/47

63.8

 Level IV

81/95

85.3

 Level V

16/16

100