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Table 1 Basic characteristics of all fractures

From: Epidemiology of proximal and diaphyseal humeral fractures in children: an observational study from the Swedish Fracture Register

 

Proximal

Diaphyseal

Total

Sex

 Girls, n (%)

1004 (59)

103 (34)

1107 (55)

 Boys, n (%)

692 (41)

197 (66)

889 (45)

 Total, n (%)

1696 (100)

300 (100)

1996 (100)

Median age (IQR)

Girls

10 (7–12)

9 (5–12)

10 (7–12)

 Boys

11 (8–13)

10 (6–13)

11 (7–13)

 Total

10 (7–12)

10 (5–13)

11 (9–13)

Open fractures

Girls, n (%)

0

1

1 (0.01)

 Boys, n (%)

2

2

4 (0.2)

 Total, n (%)

2 (0.1)

3 (1)

5 (0.3)