Table 3

Proportions of cerebral palsy subtypes in low birth weight babies

		<2.5 kg			<1.5 kg
Reference	Study	Unilateral spastic as % of spastic cases	Diplegia as % of spastic cases	Bilateral spastic as % of spastic cases	Unilateral spastic as % of spastic cases	Diplegia as % of spastic cases	Bilateral spastic as % of spastic cases
26	North Italy	30	55	70
28	North England	26	32	74	26	36	74
23	Northeast England	30	31	70	35	31	65
31	Mersey, England	30	35	70	33	35	67
32	Atlanta, USA	25	30	75
36	England and Scotland	25	31	75	26	31	74
38	Western Australia	41	49	59	45	48	55
39	Rome, Italy	25	31	75	22	29	78
42	Oxford, England	30		70	30		70
	Averaged percentage	29	37	71	31	35	69
	Range	25–41	30–55	59–75	22–45	29–48	55–78