Table 4
MBD screening test, Movement ABC, and Griffiths’ developmental test comparisons between children with or without hypoglycaemia in the neonatal period of diabetic mothers, and control children (number, abnormal : normal)
| Test | Hypoglycaemic (n=13) |
Non-hypoglycaemic (n=15) |
Controls (n=28) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBD screening test (number) | |||
| 1 Hop on one leg 20 times (abnormal : normal) | 4:9 | 2:13 | 2:26 |
| 2 Stand on one leg for 20 seconds (abnormal : normal) | 4:94-150 | 4:11 | 1:27 |
| 3 Associated movements when walking on lateral sides of feet for 10 seconds (abnormal : normal) | 5:8 | 2:13 | 4:24 |
| 4 Diadochokinesis for 10 seconds (abnormal : normal) | 4:9 | 4:11 | 2:26 |
| 5 Cut out a paper circle with a diameter of 10 cm (abnormal : normal) | 6:74-150 | 7:8 | 3:25 |
| 6 WISC labyrinth test in accordance with description in manual (abnormal : normal) | 3:10 | 2:13 | 1:27 |
| Total score (points) | 2.5 (2.8)4-150 | 1.6 (1.9)4-150 | 0.5 (0.6) |
| Screening test abnormal in ⩾ 3 items | 5** | 2 | 0 |
| Movement ABC (points) | |||
| Manual dexterity | 1.96 (2.4) | 1.33 (1.7) | 0.93 (1.0) |
| Ball skills | 2.12 (2.0) | 2.13 (2.2) | 1.75 (1.9) |
| Static and dynamic balance | 1.50 (2.4) | 0.83 (1.3) | 0.59 (1.2) |
| Total score | 5.58 (6.0) | 4.30 (3.90) | 3.27 (2.4) |
| Movement ABC > 13p | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Movement ABC 10-13p | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Parents’ questionnaire | |||
| Behavioural difficulties | 4** | 1 | 0 |
| Griffiths’ test (stanine units) | |||
| Scale, personal and social development | 4.8 (0.9)4-150 | 5.8 (1.3) | 6.1 (1.6) |
| Scale, hearing and speech | 6.4 (1.7) | 7.0 (1.6) | 7.7 (1.6) |
| Scale, eye and hand coordination | 5.9 (2.4) | 7.2 (1.7) | 6.6 (1.6) |
| Scale, test of performance | 5.1 (2.1) | 5.8 (2.2) | 5.9 (1.2) |
| Scale, practical reasoning | 4.4 (1.6) | 5.6 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.8) |
| Total score (DQ) | 94.9 (7.9)4-150 | 100.5 (5.7) | 99.8 (5.4) |
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↵4-150 p<0.05, ** p<0.01, compared to control children.
