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Table 2 Scores and frequencies for emotional and behavioural problems, intelligence and motor performance

From: Motor problems in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

Domain

Number

Mean

SDa

BCRb (%)

CRb (%)

ESc

Parent-rated emotional and behavioural problemsd

 Internalising problems

58

59

10

19

37

0.9***

 Externalising problems

58

55

12

8

27

0.5**

 Total problems

58

61

11

10

41

1.0***

Intelligencee

 Verbal IQ

68

92

15

  

0.5***

 Performance IQ

68

88

14

  

0.8***

 Total IQ

69

89

13

  

0.8***

Movement ABC-1 and 2 (n = 69)

 Classification normalf

15 (22%)

     

 Classification borderlinef

12 (17%)

     

 Classification clinicalf

42 (61%)

     

Movement ABC-2g (n = 34)

 Manual dexterity

34

5.8

3.3

  

1.3***

 Ball skills

34

6.7

3.6

  

1.0***

 Balance

33

5.7

3.0

  

1.4***

 Total

34

4.8

3.2

  

1.7***

  1. a SD Standard deviation
  2. b BCR/CR Percentage of scores in borderline clinical range/clinical range
  3. c ES effect size (Cohen’s d); Significance compared to normative sample ** p < .01; *** p < .001
  4. d T scores (population mean = 50; SD = 10; higher scores reflect more problems)
  5. eIQ scores (population mean = 100; SD = 15; higher scores reflect better performance)
  6. fM-ABC normal score >P15; borderline score P5 to <P15; clinical score <P5)
  7. gStandard-scores (population mean = 10; SD = 3; higher scores reflect better performance)