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Table 2 Fractures in children with cerebral palsy classified according to sex, GMFCS level, epilepsy, and age

From: Epidemiology of fractures in children with cerebral palsy: a Swedish population-based registry study

 

Number of children with fracture, n (%)

Number of fractures

Total number of children

Boys

199 (8.8)

238

2,251

Girls

169 (10.2)

198

1,651

GMFCS level

 

436

 

 I

168 (9.6)

190

1,752

 II

49 (9.4)

69

521

 III

29 (7.6)

31

380

 IV

44 (8.3)

55

528

 V

58 (10.3)

68

563

Missing data

20 (12.6)

23

158

 Epilepsy

179 (13.9)

213

1,291

 No epilepsy

189 (7.2)

223

2,611

Birth year

 2000–2004

215 (17.3)

258

1,245

 2005–2010

126 (7.7)

142

1,640

 2011–2015

27 (2.7)

36

1,017

 Total

368 (9.4)

436

3,902

  1. GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System