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Table 5 Hazard ratios (HRs) for fracture in children with cerebral palsy in the lower extremities in relation to sex and GMFCS level

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

Variable

HR

P-value

95% CI

Boys*

0.70

.04

0.50 – 0.98

GMFCS level**

   

  II

1.43

.16

0.87 – 2.36

  III

0.77

.47

0.38 – 1.57

  IV

1.29

.33

0.77 – 2.16

  V

1.89

.01

1.19 – 3.02

  1. GMFCS Gross Motor Function Classification System, CI confidence interval
  2. * Girls as reference
  3. **GMFCS level I as reference
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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