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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Effect of oral motor facilitation technique on oral motor and feeding skills in children with cerebral palsy : a case study

Variables

n

%

Gender

Male

15

71.4

Female

6

28.6

Gestational age (weeks)

Average (M ± SD)

35.24 ± 3.52

Range

30–40

Age at assessment (years)

3–4

10

48.7

5–6

6

28.6

7–8

3

14.3

9–10

2

9.6

Average (M ± SD)

5.88 ± 1.98

Range

3.2–10.3

GMFCS

Level III

3

14.3

Level IV

7

33.3

Level V

11

52.4

Primary motor type

Spastic

16

76.2

Dyskinetic

4

19.1

Mixed

1

4.8

Motor distribution

Quadriplegia

16

76.2

Diplegia

5

23.8

  1. GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System