Age and sex specific childhood injury rates per thousand person years in farm children aged 0–18*
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Person years | Injuries | Rate (95% CI) | Person years | Injuries | Rate (95% CI) |
| *Children were included in analysis only if they had valid information on date of birth, age at injury, and sex and they were living on the farm during the interval of interest. CI = confidence interval. | ||||||
| <1 | 2 199 | 13 | 5.9 (3.1 to 10.1) | 2 100 | 14 | 6.7 (3.6 to 11.2) |
| 1–4 | 7 749 | 213 | 27.5 (23.9 to 31.4) | 7 395 | 129 | 17.4 (14.6 to 20.7) |
| 5–9 | 6 728 | 131 | 19.5 (16.3 to 23.1) | 6 465 | 60 | 9.3 (7.1 to 11.9) |
| 10–14 | 3 536 | 72 | 20.4 (15.9 to 25.6) | 3 424 | 23 | 6.7 (4.3 to 10.1) |
| 15–18 | 1 264 | 13 | 10.3 (5.5 to 17.6) | 1 143 | 3 | 2.6 (0.5 to 7.7) |
| Total | 21 475 | 442 | 20.6 (18.7 to 22.6) | 20 527 | 229 | 11.2 (9.5 to 12.4) |