29 March 2025 : Clinical Research
The Role of the Vojta Method in Diagnosing and Enhancing Motor Skills in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Open-Label Controlled Study
Agata Trafalska
ABCDEF 1, Małgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz ABCDEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945495
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e945495
Table 10 Number (percentage) of axillary suspension reactions in groups of children differing in gestational age (Group) and examination time point and results of Pearson’s chi-square independence test.
| Variables | Examinations | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination 1 | Examination 2 | Examination 3 | ||
| Number of abnormal axillary suspension reactions | ||||
| Group 1 (≤29 week) | 29 (59.2%) | 27 (55.1%) | 27 (55.1%) | 0.895 |
| Group 2 (30–33 weeks) | 28 (54.9%) | 22 (43.1%) | 14 (27.5%) | 0.019 |
| Group 3 (34–37 weeks) | 17 (34.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 21 (42.0%) | 0.558 |
| Group 4 (≥38 weeks; control) | 26 (52.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | 0.004 |
| Examination 1 – initial examination (baseline), Examination 2 – second examination (after 3 months), Examination 3 – third examination (after 6 months). Analysis conducted using Pearson’s chi-square test to evaluate differences among groups over time. | ||||