Table 2 Baseline CAPE and PedsQL TM responses by DMD and unaffected based on age groups: differences within and between groups
Instruments | DMD (n = 50) | Unaffected (n = 25) | P value Between Groups <10 years | P value Between Groups ≥ 10 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | <10 years (n = 27) | ≥ 10 years (n = 23) | <10 years (n = 13) | ≥ 10 years (n = 12) |  |  |
CAPE Diversity | 30.1 (5.2) | 27.6 (5.4) | 33.3 (7.1) | 30.1 (4.2) | 0.05 | 0.19 |
CAPE Intensity | 2.7 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.5)* | 3.2 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.5) | 0.18 | 0.68 |
CAPE Physical | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.3 (1.1) | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.5 (0.9) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
CAPE Recreational | 4.9 (1.0) | 4.6 (1.1) | 5.2 (0.7) | 4.8 (0.7) | 0.38 | 0.42 |
CAPE Social | 3.4 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.8)** | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.9) | 0.85 | 0.02 |
PedsQL Physical | 68.1 (16.7) | 61.6 (21.2) | 87.8 (11.5) | 85.3 (12.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
PedsQL Emotional | 63.2 (17.6) | 71.8 (19.8) | 73.1 (18.8) | 73.6 (19.1) | 0.13 | 0.83 |
PedsQL Social | 68.5 (22.9) | 65.9 (23.5) | 79.9 (21.3) | 86.4 (17.9) | 0.14 | 0.03 |
PedsQL School | 64.5 (20.7) | 67.7 (18.0) | 78.9 (13.9) | 81.4 (13.7) | 0.18 | 0.05 |
PedsQL Total Composite | 66.2 (11.4) | 66.7 (16.9) | 82.7 (13.1) | 81.6 (12.7) | 0.00 | 0.02 |