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The purpose was to develop two versions of a body function index in cerebral
palsy (BFI-CP I and BFI-CP II) using two methods to explore the relationship and
differences among them and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
and to explore the differences among subsets of the classifications that do not
correspond to the ordinal levels of the GMFCS. Data on various measures from 405
children with CP between 18 months and 5 years of age were extracted from the
Move & PLAY Study. The BFI-CP I was developed using a summing technique and the
BFI-CP II was developed using cluster analysis. There was a strong correlation
between the BFI-CP I and the GMFCS (r = 0.92), between the BFI-CP II and the
GMFCS (r = 0.93), and between the BFI-CP I and II (r = 0.92) all (p < 0.001).
There was also a significant difference between the BFI-CP I and the GMFCS
(chi(2) = 670.49, df = 16, p < 0.001) and between the BFI-CP II and the GMFCS
(chi(2) = 685.57, df = 16, p < 0.001). The findings of this study indicate that
the two versions of the BFI-CP could be used as complementary methods in
describing children with CP.

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