Deformities | Girls (n = 3516) | Boys (n = 3476) | p-value | ||||
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n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||
Limb deformities overalla | 1020 | 29.0 | 27.5–30.5 | 1181 | 34.0 | 32.4–35.6 | < 0.001 |
Varus knee | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | 0.001 |
Valgus knee | 507 | 14.4 | 13.2–15.6 | 510 | 14.7 | 13.5–15.9 | 0.765 |
Valgus heel | 676 | 19.2 | 17.9–20.5 | 850 | 24.5 | 23.1–26.0 | < 0.001 |
Flatfoot overall | 117 | 3.3 | 2.7–3.9 | 215 | 6.2 | 5.4–7.1 | < 0.001 |
I degree | 53 | 1.5 | 1.1–2.0 | 96 | 2.8 | 2.3–3.4 | < 0.001 |
II degree | 40 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | 83 | 2.4 | 1.9–2.9 | < 0.001 |
III degree | 22 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 31 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.3 | 0.200 |
IV degree | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.3 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 | 0.250 |