Table 1 Demographic, perinatal, and postnatal data among children with cerebral palsy (CP)
Variables | Children with DA (n = 188) | Children without DA (n = 491) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at registration (years), n (%) | |||
 < 1 | 2 (1.1%) | 11 (2.2%) | 0.40 |
 1− | 28 (14.9%) | 52 (10.6%) |  |
 3− | 41 (21.8%) | 116 (23.6%) |  |
 5− | 19 (10.1%) | 55 (11.2%) |  |
 7− | 25 (13.3%) | 76 (15.5%) |  |
 9− | 29 (15.4%) | 59 (12.0%) |  |
 11− | 15 (8.0%) | 43 (8.8%) |  |
 13− | 12 (6.4%) | 19 (3.9%) |  |
 15+ | 17 (9.0%) | 60 (12.2%) |  |
Registered year, n (%) | |||
 2014 | 9 (4.7%) | 21 (4.3%) | 0.12 |
 2015 | 57 (30.3%) | 107 (21.8%) |  |
 2016 | 32 (17.1%) | 119 (24.2%) |  |
 2017 | 28 (15.0%) | 61 (12.4%) |  |
 2018 | 23 (12.2%) | 73 (14.9%) |  |
 2019 | 39 (20.7%) | 110 (22.4%) |  |
Gender, n (%) | |||
 Male | 117 (62.2%) | 269 (54.8%) | 0.08 |
 Female | 71 (37.8%) | 222 (45.2%) |  |
Consanguinity, n (%) | |||
 No | 80 (42.6%) | 426 (86.8%) | 0.001* |
 Yes | 108 (57.4%) | 65 (13.2%) |  |
Mode of delivery, n (%) | |||
 Vaginal delivery | 128 (68.0%) | 322 (65.6%) | 0.14 |
 Caesarean section | 60 (32.0%) | 169 (34.4%) |  |
Preterm, n (%) | |||
 No | 136 (72.3%) | 408 (83.0%) | 0.002* |
 Yes | 52 (27.7%) | 83 (17.0%) |  |
Low birth weight, n (%) | |||
 No | 163 (86.7%) | 460 (93.7%) | 0.003* |
 Yes | 25 (13.3%) | 31 (6.3%) |  |
Admission to NICU, n (%) | |||
 No | 156 (83.0%) | 445 (90.6%) | 0.005* |
 Yes | 32 (17.0%) | 46 (9.4%) |  |