Some comments about sex and average age of cerebral palsy

ABSTRACT

In studying 155.633 subjects living in Ha Tay, among them 238 suffered from cerebral palsy, 54% of cases are male, 46% female. Gender ratio male/female 1.16, varying with age groups. The highest 1.9 in under 10 years of age group. The lowest 0.2 of > 50 years of age group. Cerebral palsy patients mean age are 18.2 versus 28.3 of normal population in this survey. Average age and maximal age of cerebral palsy patients in Ha Tay are lower than those of the patients in developed countries