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

Table 3

Hand function.

Hand function	Study Group				Control Group
	Optimal	Medium	Weak	Lack of skills	Optimal	Medium	Weak	Lack of skills
Copying a picture
N	13	16	7	4	34	6	0	0	<0,001
%	33%	40%	18%	10%	85%	15%	0%	0%
Drawing a picture of a doll
N	10	12	16	2	33	7	0	0	<0,001
%	25%	30%	40%	5%	83%	18%	0%	0%
Tying shoelaces
N	17	8	7	8	31	1	3	3	0,004
%	43%	20%	18%	20%	82%	3%	8%	8%
Writing their name
N	15	10	8	6	33	7	0	0	<0,001
%	38%	26%	21%	15%	83%	18%	0%	0%
Cutting a piece of paper with a pair of scissors
N	16	19	3	2	38	1	0	0	<0,001
%	40%	48%	8%	5%	97%	3%	0%	0%
Tearing a piece of paper
N	25	12	1	2	39	1	0	0	<0,001
%	63%	30%	3%	5%	98%	3%	0%	0%
Putting matches in a box
N	9	22	7	2	39	1	0	0	<0,001
%	23%	55%	18%	5%	98%	3%	0%	0%
Crossing the body midline
N	6	8	23	3	38	2	0	0	<0,001
%	15%	20%	57%	8%	95%	5%	0%	0%

%: percent of tested subjects; N: number of tested subjects; p: test probability value.