Pinch grip strength and fine manual control in children with diplegic cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Comparison of pinch strength and BOT-2 scores between diplegia and control groups

			Diplegic group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	F value	P value	Partial η² (95%CI)
Pinch grip strength (lb.)	*Dominant hand*	Tip pinch	5.50 ± 1.46	7.25 ± 1.33	23.395	0.0001*	0.287
		Tripod pinch	6.70 ± 1.88	8.96 ± 2.37	16.611	0.0001*	0.223
		Key pinch	7.27 ± 1.97	9.17 ± 2.34	11.476	0.001*	0.165
	*Non-dominant hand*	Tip pinch	4.48 ± 1.24	5.99 ± 1.35	19.709	0.0001*	0.254
		Tripod pinch	5.56 ± 1.49	7.61 ± 2.06	19.396	0.0001*	0.251
		Key pinch	6.18 ± 1.67	7.98 ± 2.09	13.541	0.001*	0.189
BOT-2 scores	*Dominant hand*	Fine motor precision	3.10 ± 1.15	13.73 ± 5.23	118.151	0.0001*	0.671
BOT-2 scores	*Dominant hand*	Fine motor integration	6. 86 ± 1.96	13.43 ± 2.63	119.921	0.0001*	0.674

Data are expressed as mean ± SD
p value probability value, Partial η² partial eta squared, CI confidence interval
*Significant at alpha level 0.05