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Table 2 Comparison between the groups before and after the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the cognitive, linguistic and motor abilities of DS cases

From: Influence of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on a sample of Egyptian children with Down syndrome

Variables

All cases (N = 135)

Group I (Training) (N = 33)

Group II (No training) (N = 102)

P value

Cognitive abilities score

Baseline

60.3 ± 15.0

52.2 ± 13.9

63.0 ± 14.4

^ < 0.001*

After

52.6 ± 14.8

46.3 ± 14.1

54.7 ± 14.5

^0.004*

¤Change

− 7.7 ± 1.8

− 5.9 ± 1.7

− 8.3 ± 1.5

^ < 0.001*

P value

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

 

Language abilities score

    

Baseline

48.9 ± 18.0

49.5 ± 16.8

48.7 ± 18.5

^0.828

After

40.1 ± 18.2

46.0 ± 16.6

40.2 ± 18.3

^0.032*

Change

− 7.8 ± 2.2

− 3.5 ± 1.8

− 8.5 ± 1.7

^ < 0.001*

P value

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

 

Motor abilities score

Baseline

78.1 ± 15.2

78.9 ± 14.0

77.9 ± 15.6

^0.722

After

70.5 ± 15.2

73.7 ± 13.8

66.4 ± 15.6

^0.018*

¤Change

− 7.6 ± 2.1

− 5.2 ± 2.2

− 11.4 ± 1.3

^ < 0.001*

P value

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

¤ < 0.001*

 
  1. Bold indicates the level of significance was taken at P value < 0.050
  2. Change = After-baseline (negative values indicate reduction). ^Independent t test. ¤Paired t test. #Chi square test. *Significant (< 0.050)