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. 2026 Jun 3;185(7):463. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07110-2

Table 2.

Normative data for the number of bites

Gender Age Percentiles (number of bites)
2.5 5 10 25 50 75 90 95 97.5
Male 3 3 3 4 6 8 10 12 13 14
4 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 12 13
5 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 11
6 1 2 2 4 5 7 8 9 10
7 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9
8 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 8
9 0 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8
10 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 6 6
12 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
13 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5
14 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 5
15 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4
16 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4
17 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 4
18 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4
19 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
20 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
Female 3 4 4 5 7 9 11 13 15 16
4 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15
5 3 3 4 5 7 9 11 12 13
6 2 3 3 5 7 8 10 11 12
7 2 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 11
8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
9 1 2 2 3 5 6 8 9 10
10 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9
11 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 7 8
12 0 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8
13 0 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 7
14 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 5 6
16 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
17 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 5
18 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 5
19 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5
20 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 4