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Appendix 1. Descriptive statistics for all measures of upper limb kinematics (upper limb movement in cm; upper limb rotation in degrees)
DCD (n = 26)
NT
Upper limb kinematics
Mean (SD)
Finger AP movement
Finger ML movement
Finger VL movement
Finger pitch
Finger roll
Finger yaw
Palm AP movement
Palm ML movement
Palm VL movement
Palm pitch
Palm roll
Palm yaw
Forearm AP movement
Forearm ML movement
Forearm VL movement
Forearm pitch
Forearm roll
Forearm yaw
Upper arm AP movement
Upper arm ML movement
Upper arm VL movement
Upper arm pitch
Upper arm roll
Upper arm yaw
0.83
0.89
0.49
0.85
0.77
0.82
0.77
0.66
0.49
0.83
0.75
0.76
0.62
0.69
0.67
0.60
0.52
0.62
0.59
0.49
0.67
0.72
0.65
0.76
(0.25)
(0.28)
(0.24)
(0.37)
(0.34)
(0.33)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.12)
(0.39)
(0.34)
(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.39)
(0.16)
(0.20)
(0.35)
(0.37)
(0.26)
(0.26)
(0.19)
(0.42)
(0.33)
(0.37)
TDC (n = 26)
LT LTAS NT LT
088 (0.22)
0.88 (0.19)
0.55 (0.26)
0.79 (0.35)
0.73 (0.39)
0.76 (0.37)
0.77 (0.90)
0.66 (0.07)
0.48 (0.10)
0.81 (0.30)
0.72 (0.37)
0.73 (0.33)
0.56 (0.20)
0.73 (0.34)
0.57 (0.15)
0.60 (0.29)
0.57 (0.34)
0.65 (0.34)
0.59 (0.35)
0.56 (0.29)
0.64 (0.26)
0.69 (0.28)
0.65 (0.31)
0.65 (0.33) 0.81
0.93
0.54
0.81
0.77
0.80
0.78
0.66
0.49
0.84
0.75
0.72
0.68
0.74
0.64
0.57
0.57
0.63
0.58
0.58
0.68
0.88
0.68
0.75 0.81 (0.28)
0.95 (0.30)
0.41 (0.19)
0.80 (0.33)
0.73 (0.34)
0.77 (0.31)
0.76 (0.10)
0.65 (0.07)
0.41 (0.10)
0.78 (0.39)
073 (0.33)
0.72 (0.27)
0.62 (0.39)
0.70 (0.29)
0.44 (0.16)
0.52 (0.23)
0.56 (0.37)
0.65 (0.32)
0.51 (0.35)
0.46 (0.28)
0.63 (0.22)
0.80 (0.40)
0.61 (0.45)
0.64 (0.35) 0.87
0.89
0.51
0.67
0.75
0.73
0.75
0.66
0.48
0.78
0.68
0.69
0.61
0.64
0.42
0.57
0.53
0.63
0.57
0.45
0.62
0.86
0.62
0.73
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
(0.29)
(0.30)
(0.18)
(0.35)
(0.32)
(0.39)
(0.08)
(0.06)
(0.09)
(0.38)
(0.32)
(0.24)
(0.27)
(0.30)
(0.17)
(0.18)
(0.37)
(0.36)
(0.27)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.27)
(0.62)
(0.39)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
(0.23)
(0.23)
(0.17)
(0.31)
(0.32)
(0.33)
(0.11)
(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.31)
(0.31)
(0.26)
(0.27)
(0.34)
(0.15)
(0.26)
(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.29)
(0.23)
(0.40)
(0.35)
(0.26)
(0.32)
LTAS
Mean (SD)
0.82
0.95
0.42
0.69
0.69
0.72
0.78
0.67
0.41
0.72
0.67
0.68
0.58
0.65
0.49
0.49
0.50
0.60
0.54
0.50
0.63
0.86
0.67
0.70
(0.27)
(0.39)
(0.13)
(0.34)
(0.29)
(0.36)
(0.09)
(0.07)
(0.11)
(0.36)
(0.35)
(0.30)
(0.33)
(0.25)
(0.17)
(0.26)
(0.31)
(0.24)
(0.28)
(0.23)
(0.32)
(0.35)
(0.31)
(0.37)
DCD: developmental coordination disorder; TDC: typically developing children; NT: no fingertip touch; LT: light fingertip touch; LTAS: light fingertip touch after
soaking in surfactant-water solution; AP: anteroposterior. ML: mediolateral; VL: vertical; SD: standard deviation.
Main effect of Group Main effect of Touch Condition Group × Touch Condition interaction effect
Upper limb kinematics F p-value F p-value F
p-value
Finger AP movement
Finger ML movement
Finger VL movement
Finger pitch
Finger roll
Finger yaw
Palm AP movement
Palm ML movement
Palm VL movement
Palm pitch
Palm roll
Palm yaw
Forearm AP movement
Forearm ML movement
Forearm VL movement
Forearm pitch
Forearm roll
Forearm yaw
Upper arm AP movement
Upper arm ML movement
Upper arm VL movement
Upper arm pitch
Upper arm roll
Upper arm yaw 0.14
0.03
0.01
< 0.01
< 0.01
< 0.01
0.01
0.39
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.01
1.25
< 0.01
1.67
0.03
0.29
0.02
0.19
0.21
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.38 0.71
0.87
0.93
0.95
0.98
0.99
0.94
0.54
0.93
0.90
0.87
0.92
0.27
0.97
0.20
0.86
0.59
0.90
0.66
0.65
0.80
0.77
079
0.54 0.69
0.58
0.53
0.43
0.28
0.06
0.87
0.59
0.34
0.48
0.24
0.15
0.52
0.02
0.16
0.49
0.38
0.24
0.14
0.53
0.07
0.14
0.03
0.02 0.46
0.57
0.59
0.65
0.76
0.94
0.43
0.56
0.72
0.62
0.79
0.86
0.60
0.98
0.86
0.62
0.68
0.79
0.87
0.59
0.94
0.87
0.97
0.98 0.33
0.49
0.29
0.07
0.10
0.18
0.40
0.13
0.39
0.82
0.05
0.03
0.25
0.99
0.14
1.15
0.03
0.40
0.36
1.21
0.38
0.31
0.39
0.18
0.65
0.62
0.75
0.93
0.91
0.84
0.96
0.88
0.68
0.45
0.95
0.97
0.78
0.38
0.87
0.33
0.98
0.67
0.70
0.31
0.69
0.74
0.68
0.83
AP: anteroposterior. ML: mediolateral; VL: vertical.
Appendix 2. Inferential statistics for all measures of upper limb kinematics
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