Table 3 Homogeneity of the quantitative variables in the baseline examination. PIMT (Pediatric Integrative Manual Therapy). MCC (Maximum Cranial Circumference). CI: (Cranial Index). CVA: (Cranial Vault Asymmetry). CVAI: (Cranial Vault Asymmetry Index). AROM: (Active Range of Movement). AIMS (Alberta Infant Motor Scale). a Statistical analysis using the Student t-test. b statistical analysis using the Mann-Whitney U test; * significant p value
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Quantitative variables | Infants with PP (n = 34) | PIMT Group (n = 17) | Control Group (n = 17) | p value |
Age (weeks) b | 17.2 ± 4.3 | 17.3 ± 4.3 | 17.2 ± 4.6 | 0.938 |
Birth weight a (gr) | 3114 ± 544.7 | 3040 ± 605.3 | 3188 ± 483.7 | 0.437 |
Time in prone position with 1 month b (min) | 2 (0; 5.3) | 1 (0; 5) | 5 (5; 16) | 0.520 |
Time in prone position with 2 months b (min) | 5 (1; 10) | 2 (0.5; 10) | 10 (5; 11) | 0.228 |
CVA b (mm) | 7.83 (6.29; 9.75) | 8.20 (6.50; 11.75) | 7.00 (5.83; 9.33) | 0.196 |
CI a (%) | 87.79 ± 6.71 | 88.35 ± 6.39 | 87.04 ± 7.14 | 0.522 |
CVAI b (%) | 6.04 (4.95; 8.01) | 6.59 (5.20; 9.30) | 5.37 (4.51; 7.86) | 0.153 |
Right rotation AROM a (°) | 71.5 ± 10.7 | 66.4 ± 11.7 | 76.5 ± 6.9 | 0.005* |
Left rotation AROM b (°) | 65.6 (59.7; 70.7) | 68.4 (62.6; 72.8) | 63.0 ± 10.6 | 0.459 |
Total rotation AROM b (°) | 140.3 (129.5; 147.8) | 134.0 (125.9; 145.9) | 143.4 (133.5; 150.5) | 0.163 |
AIMS b (%) | 25 (10; 50) | 25 (10; 50) | 25 (10; 50) | 0.683 |