Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of all adults with cerebral palsy, and differences between Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) I-III and IV-V

N

112

58

54

Female. O

53.6

51.4

52.0

0.805

Age On)

34.00 (13.41)

32.95 (13.63)

36.10 (18.01)

0.224

Race/Ethnicity, %

Non-Hispanic White

90.4

87.9

92.3

0.45

African American

7.8

10.3

5.8

0.39

Mexican American or Other Hispanic

1.7

1.7

1.9

0.94

Body Mass (kg)

61.73 (25.09

72.35 (22.51)

51.02 4.73)

<0.001*

Recumbent Length (cm)

159.21 (13.35)

161.65 (9.90)

155.68 (16.27)

0.043*

Body Mass Index (kg∙m^-2)

25.86 (7.59)

28.72 (7.41)

22.79 (634)

<0.001*

Obesity (BMI≥30), %

23.5

32.1

14.00

0.04*

Waist Circumference (cm)

85.53 (20.48)

92.80 (17.47)

79.20 (22.14)

0.003*

Hip Circumference (cm)

93.75 (17.23)

101.19 (1 3.10)

85.06 (18.57)

<0.001*

Waist-to-Hip Ratio

0.90 (0.09)

0.90 (0.10)

0.90 (0.08)

0.74

25-hydroxyvitanin D (25(OH)D) (ng/mL)

30.17 (15.02)

27.53 (11.68)

31.71 (11.40)

0.143

Parathvroid hormone (PTH). (pg/mI)

49.8 (26.65)

47.96 (25.10)

52.63 (28.86)

0.418