Table 3.

Number of children with visible vessels in the vicinity of the RC and MC joints in 116 healthy children (59 girls) aged 6–16 years, by age groups

	6–7 years (n=20)	8–9 years (n=23)	10–11 years (n=24)	12–13 years (n=18)	14–16 years (n=31)	Total	P value Χ2 test*
Within the radial epiphysis	4	3	9	1	3	20 (17.2%)	0.287
Within the triangular fat pad dorsal to the RC joint	0	0	4	1	2	7 (6.0%)	0.470
Close to the RC joint	0	3	2	3	3	11 (9.5%)	0.589
Close to the MC joint	1	2	6	0	3	12 (10.3%)	0.888

*Linear-by-linear association.

MC, midcarpal; RC, radiocarpal.