Table 2 Age-sex specific management rate of musculoskeletal problems per 100 encounters
From: Musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents managed in Australian primary care
Body region | Age group (years) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-4 (n = 30,131) | 5-9 (n = 13,383) | 10-14 (n = 11,598) | 15-17 (n = 9,638) | All† (n = 65,279) | |||||||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | ||
Lower limb | Number | 99 | 110 | 118 | 121 | 311 | 254 | 169 | 134 | 697 | 619 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.62 (0.50-0.74) | 0.78 (0.63-0.93) | 1.72 (1.39-2.06) | 1.85 (1.51-2.19) | 5.33 (4.72-5.95) | 4.40 (3.85-4.96) | 4.55 (3.84-5.26) | 2.26 (1.87-2.65) | |||
Upper limb | Number | 51 | 60 | 89 | 90 | 257 | 188 | 169 | 82 | 566 | 420 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.32 (0.23-0.41) | 0.42 (0.31-0.54) | 1.30 (1.02-1.58) | 1.38 (1.09-1.66) | 4.41 (3.85-4.97) | 3.26 (2.76-3.76) | 4.55 (3.83-5.27) | 1.38 (1.08-1.69) | |||
Spine/trunk | Number | 25 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 122 | 284 | 276 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.16 (0.09-0.22) | 0.08 (0.03-0.12) | 0.63 (0.43-0.83) | 0.60 (0.40-0.79) | 1.85 (1.49-2.21) | 1.80 (1.43-2.17) | 2.91 (2.32-3.49) | 2.06 (1.68-2.44) | |||
Head | Number | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 58 | 42 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.14 (0.08-0.19) | 0.08 (0.04-0.13) | 0.03 (0.00-0.07) | 0.06 (0.00-0.12) | 0.22 (0.10-0.34) | 0.17 (0.07-0.28) | 0.57 (0.31-0.82) | 0.27 (0.14-0.40) | |||
Inflammatory | Number | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.01 (0.00-0.03) | 0.07 (0.03-0.11) | 0.04 (0.00-0.09) | 0.11 (0.03-0.19) | 0.07 (0.00-0.14) | 0.12 (0.03-0.21) | 0.11 (0.00-0.21) | 0.19 (0.07-0.30) | |||
Not specified | Number | 54 | 63 | 78 | 63 | 140 | 142 | 141 | 102 | 413 | 370 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 0.34 (0.25-0.43) | 0.45 (0.33-0.56) | 1.14 (0.88-1.40) | 0.96 (0.69-1.24) | 2.40 (1.95-2.86) | 2.46 (2.00-2.92) | 3.80 (3.06-4.54) | 1.72 (1.35-2.09) | |||
Total | Number | 253 | 266 | 333 | 324 | 833 | 705 | 612 | 467 | 2031 | 1762 |
Rate/100 encs. (95% CI) | 1.58 (1.38-1.78) | 1.88 (1.65-2.12) | 4.87 (4.31-5.42) | 4.95 (4.39-5.52) | 14.29 (13.26-15.31) | 12.22 (11.25-13.20) | 16.47 (14.95-18.00) | 7.88 (7.14-8.63) | |||