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. 2002 Feb 23;324(7335):457. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7335.457

Table.

Rate of fracture in children from different backgrounds

Fracture rate/10 000 children
P value for comparison
Deprived Middle Affluent Deprived v affluent Middle v affluent Deprived v middle
Boys 214.1 197.0 184.0 0.021 0.243 0.150
Girls 134.1 132.4 93.8 <0.001 <0.001 0.864
Total 175.3 166.0 140.1 <0.001 <0.001 0.231