Table 4.
Incidence of nontraumatic problems
| Problem | Age groups n (%) (95% CI) | p value | Sex n (%) (95% CI) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 years | 15–65 years | > 65 years | Male | Female | |||
| Wound not attributable to injury | 4 (7.8%) (0.12%–14.5%) | 28 (15.5%) (8.2%–14.5%) | 3 (8.1%) (0%–16.3%) | 0.1046 | 17 (13.8%) (6%–21.9%) | 18 (12.3%) (7.2%–17.4%) | 0.7439 |
| Recurrent drainage | 1 (2%) (0%–6.1%) | 12 (7.1%) (1.8%–12.4%) | 0 | 6 (5.0%) (1.4%–8.7%) | 7 (5.1%) (0.2%–10.0%) | 0.9714 | |
| Mass or growth | 14 (28.0%) (17.0%–39.0%) | 47 (27.8%) (10.1%–35.5%) | 8 (21.6%) (9.4%–33.9%) | 0.6796 | 29 (24.3%) (17.5%–31.2%) | 40 (29.2%) (20.6%–37.8%) | 0.3059 |
| Congenital deformity | 18 (36.0%) (22.3%–49.7%) | 8 (4.7%) (1.6%–7.9%) | 0 | 16 (13.4%) (6.6%–20.3%) | 10 (7.3%) (3.1%–11.5%) | 0.0962 | |
| Acquired deformity | 11 (22.0%) (10.0%–34.0%) | 78 (46.2%) (37.9%–54.4%) | 27 (73.0%) (60.1%–85.9%) | 0.0001 | 52 (43.7%) (33.8%–53.6%) | 64 (46.7%) (39.2%–54.2%) | 0.6471 |