Survival by functional disabilities of 1942 people with cerebral palsy
| EICP* % surviving to | LICP* % surviving to | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | 10 y | 20 y | 30 y | 10 y | 20 y | 30 y |
| *Wilcoxon test: p ≤ 0.001 for all disabilities. | ||||||
| Ambulation | ||||||
| Minimal disability or limited mobility | 99.5 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 98.6 | 96.2 | 93.6 |
| Walking aids | 98.3 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 97.1 | 90.5 | 90.5 |
| Self propelled wheelchair | 96.5 | 94.2 | 88.7 | |||
| Other wheelchair | 68.6 | 51.3 | 42.0 | 77.3 | 55.9 | 37.9 |
| Manual dexterity | ||||||
| Normal, or mild disability | 98.9 | 97.7 | 96.9 | 99.2 | 96.6 | 96.6 |
| Moderate disability | 98.1 | 95.9 | 93.8 | 98.2 | 94.3 | 88.4 |
| Severe disability | 68.8 | 51.5 | 41.1 | 74.4 | 52.0 | 32.5 |
| Mental ability | ||||||
| Normal, or mild disability | 99.1 | 98.5 | 97.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Moderate disability | 99.1 | 96.7 | 94.8 | 100.0 | 92.1 | 92.1 |
| Severe disability | 82.3 | 69.4 | 61.9 | 87.2 | 70.5 | 54.0 |
| Hearing | ||||||
| Normal or unilateral loss | 93.6 | 88.6 | 85.0 | 92.8 | 84.2 | 77.2 |
| Bilateral loss | 88.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 100.0 | 68.4 | — |
| Unresponsive or missing | 38.2 | 34.1 | 30.7 | 63.6 | 56.6 | 32.3 |
| Vision | ||||||
| Better eye: <6/60 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 93.5 | 98.2 | 94.0 | 91.7 |
| Better eye: worse than 6/60 | 64.5 | 46.4 | 37.7 | 80.0 | 50.4 | 39.8 |
| Possible, unable to test | 69.3 | 55.6 | 47.3 | 80.0 | 69.1 | 49.0 |