Saba Ilyas, Samia Sarmad, Fizza Zulqar, Nida Waqas.
Age and Gender Based Association Between Gross Motor Functional Classification System and Manual Ability Classification System Levels among Cerebral Palsy Children.
Pak J Physical Therapy Dec ;1(2):19-23.

Cerebral Palsy is well known and documented condition worldwide however its impact on parent's well being and health in South Asian region is scarcely documented. Objective: Purpose of the study was to find out the relation between Gross Motor Functional Classification System, Manual Ability Classi?cation System with gender reference to Cerebral Palsy. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted. The data was collected from 55 parents of Cerebral Palsy (CP) children (both male and female) from two well known community and rehabilitation centers of Lahore using Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) (level I-V) which told about the gross motor activity level, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) (level I-V) which demonstrate the one motor activity level. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: GMFCS level 1, level IV and level V was predominant in male children. Whereas level II and level III was predominant in female children. However there was no any signi?cant association between GMFCS and gender of a children (p-value 0.408). Higher percentages of MACS level I and III were shown in female children, level II, IV and V had more male child but overall there was no significant association between MACS levels and Gender (p-value 0.408). There was no association of GMFCS and age however there was a significant association between MACS and age. Conclusions: Study concluded that both scales behaved differently when it comes to gender distribution there was no association between gender, age and GMFCS. However, there was an association among gender, age and MACS.

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