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. 2011 Jul 31;11:608. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-608

Table 1.

Annual incidence (per 1000) of injuries in age-sex groups of study population, all injuries

Age (years) Gender Weighted overall Incidence Rate (per 1000) (95% CI)

Male Female


Study population Injuries (N) Incidence Study population Injuries (N) Incidence


All Significant All Significant All Significant All Significant All Significant
< = 5 211 22 11 104.3 52.1 184 13 3 71.7 16.3 88.6 (62.5-121.1) 35.4 (19.5-58.8)
6-15 547 101 59 184.6B 107.9A 523 65 21 124.3 B 40.2A 155.1 (134.0-178.2) 74.8 (59.7-92.2)
16-25 1187 171 126 144.1 106.1 A 991 158 33 159.4 33.3 A 151.1 (136.3-166.8) 73.0 (62.4-84.7)
26-35 808 112 102 138.6 A 126.2 A 785 274 32 349.0 A 40.8 A 242.3 (221.4-264.1) 84.1 (71.0-98.8)
36-45 647 73 57 112.8 A 88.1 A 740 255 29 344.6 A 39.2 A 236.5 (211.6-263.5) 62.0 (49.6-76.6)
46-55 586 56 37 95.6 A 63.1 620 197 27 317.7 A 43.5 209.8 (184.7-237.3) 53.1 (40.9-67.8)
56-65 394 37 25 93.9 A 63.5 359 99 19 275.8 A 52.9 180.6 (151.5-213.7) 58.4 (42.5-78.4)
66-75 243 33 20 135.8 82.3 147 30 11 204.1 74.8 161.5 (124.1-206.7) 79.5 (54.0-112.8)
76+ 84 9 3 107.1 B 35.7 A 45 12 11 266.7 B 244.4 A 162.8 (100.8-248.8) 108.5 (59.3-182.1)

Total 4707 614 440 130.4 A 93.5 A 4393 1103 186 251.0 A 42.3 A 188.7 (180.7-196.9) 68.8 (63.7-74.2)

A: There is statistically significant difference in the incidence this type of injury between men and women; P < 0.001

B: There is statistically significant difference in the incidence this type of injury between men and women; P < 0.01