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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the children

From: Impairments in fine motor skills in children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

n (%)

Boys

16 (55.17)

Girls

13 (44.83)

p-value

Age (years), mean ± SD

7.83 ± 1.20

7.91 ± 1.45

0.87

Weeks on maintenance phase, mean ± SD

46.44 ± 30.46

56.46 ± 40.91

0.46

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

24.18 ± 5.11

23.55 ± 5.55

0.75

Height (cm), mean ± SD

121.07 ± 9.80

121.31 ± 12.63

0.95

Weight Z score classification, n (%)

   

 Obesity

 Overweight

 Normal weight

 Underweight

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

10 (66.6)

1 (6.6)

0

1 (7.6)

11 (84.6)

1 (7.6)

0.49

1.0

0.23

1.0

Risk stratification, n (%)

   

 High

 Standard

6 (37.5)

10 (62.5)

8 (61.5)

5 (38.5)

0.96††

Hand dominant for drawing and throwing, n (%)

   

 Right

15 (93.75)

12 (92.3)

1.0

  1. t-student; Fisher’s exact test; ††chi-squared test