Research Article

Neuromotor Development of Children Aged 6 and 7 Years Born before the 30th Week Gestation

Table 9

Evaluation of correlation with gestation time.

Hand function Correlation with gestation time
Rp

Copying a picture0,460,003
Drawing a picture of a doll0,380,014
Tying shoelaces0,240,143
Writing their name0,370,021
Cutting a piece of paper with a pair of scissors−0,020,890
Tearing a piece of paper0,160,333
Putting matches in a box0,090,573
Crossing the body midline0,200,205
Total outcome0,330,036

Quality of walking
Quality of normal walking−0,010,953
Walking on tiptoes0,070,665
Walking on heels0,040,820
Walking along a straight line−0,040,813
Walking backward along a straight line0,030,870
Quality of running0,010,959
Total outcome−0,010,953

Muscle tone
Manipulation of the right and left shoulders0,250,116
Manipulation of the right and left hips with extended knees0,220,166
Manipulation of the right and left ankles (dorsiflexion)0,140,375
Ability to reach the toes with the fingers while standing with extended knees−0,010,963
Ability to rotate the trunk while sitting0,000,987
Ability to squat down with the heels on the floor0,030,856
Total outcome0,180,267

Movement coordination
Catching a ball0,040,799
Skipping gait (light hops on each foot)0,140,402
Leaping like a frog0,110,496
Slow and fast pronation/supination with arms extended in front0,010,973
Flexion and extension of wrists−0,070,648
Sitting up from supine without the help of the arms−0,010,944
Hopping on the right or left leg0,230,155
Standing on right and left leg (eyes open)0,260,110
Standing on right and left leg (eyes closed)0,040,783
Knee-heel test in supine with the eyes open and closed−0,050,745
Total outcome0,040,790

Diadochokinesis with closed eyes
Right-left arm pronation and supination with fast alternating movements0,080,627
Finger-nose test0,030,870
Reaching for the ears with crossed arms−0,170,313
Finger-finger test0,240,128
Finger-opposition test0,280,075
Total outcome0,040,808

R: correlation; p: test probability value.