Table 1.
Demographics of patients with 2,292 upper extremity fractures
| Parameter | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 2,203 |
| Agea, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.8 (3.7) |
| Median (range) | 8 (0–17) |
| Age classes | |
| Infants and toddlers (< 2 years) | 98 (4) |
| Pre-school children (2 to <6 years) | 570 (26) |
| Schoolchildrenb (6 to <11 years) | 938 (43) |
| Adolescents (11 to 17 years) | 597 (27) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 896 (41) |
| Male | 1,307 (59) |
| BMI classesc | |
| Severely thin | 28 (4) |
| Thin | 50 (8) |
| Normal | 399 (62) |
| Overweight | 94 (15) |
| Obese | 72 (11) |
a
Age at the time of event, truncated.
b
Corresponds to middle childhood.
c
The BMI range according to the WHO could only be calculated for Bern patients aged 2 years and older, for whom height and weight measurements were available.