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. 2020 Aug 7;39(5):459–461. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2020.07.001

Table 2.

Epidemiology of hand injuries during the French lockdown of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. CI: confidence interval; SD: standard error.

2019
2020
Δ Δ% p 95% IC
n % n %
Admissions 3455 1947 −1508 −44 0.034 [−1026.8; 2534.8]
 March 878 25 507 26 −371 −42
 April 1854 54 1127 58 −727 −39
 May 723 21 313 16 −410 −57
Consultations 1265 457 −808 −64 0.0006 [−601.3; 878.3]
 March 317 25 110 24 −207 −65
 April 677 54 287 63 −390 −58
 May 271 21 60 13 −211 −78
Surgery 2190 1490 −700 −32 0.20 [−917.1; 1544.1]
 March 561 26 372 25 −189 −34
 April 1177 54 730 49 −447 −38
 May 452 21 238 16 −214 −47
Sex of patient 3455 1947 −1508 −44 0.24 [−1033.3; 3043.9]
 Male 2221 64 1225 63 −996 −45
 Female 1234 36 722 37 −512 −41
Age 3455 1947 −1508 −44 0.38 [−742.9; 1748.2]
 1–19 791 23 323 17 −468 −59
 20–39 1214 35 670 34 −544 −45
 40–59 921 27 573 29 −348 −38
 60–79 439 13 312 16 −127 −29
 >80 90 3 69 3 −21 −23