Table 2 Differences in crude and age-adjusted hand fracture incidence in children, in boys and in girls aged < 16, from 1950/1955 to 1976–1979 (previously only reported as crude changes [6]) and to 2005–2006 (changes from the first to the most recent evaluated period), from 1976/1979 to 1993/1994 (previously only reported as crude changes [9]) and to 2005–2006 (changes from the period with the highest reported fracture incidence [6] to the most recent evaluated period), and from 1993 to 1994 to 2005–2006 (changes from the last reported fracture incidence [9] to the most recent evaluated period)
From: Hand fracture epidemiology and etiology in children—time trends in Malmö, Sweden, during six decades
Denominator | 1950/1955 | 1976–1979 | 1993–1994 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominator | 1976–1979 | 2005–2006 | 1993–1994 | 2005–2006 | 2005–2006 | |
Unadjusted | All Children | 2.8 (2.4 to 3.3) | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.6) | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) |
Boys | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.9) | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.9) | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) | 0.9 (0.7 to 0.98) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | |
Girls | 3 (2.2 to 3.9) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.6) | 0.8 (0.6 to 0.9) | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | |
Age-adjusted | All children | 2.4 (1.9 to 3.1) | 2 (1.6 to 2.6) | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.01) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
Boys | 2.3 (1.7 to 3.1) | 2.1 (1.5 to 2.8) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | |
Girls | 2.6 (1.7 to 4.1) | 1.8 (1.1 to 2.9) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.98) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) | |