Table 2 Proportion of boys and girls sustaining any injury or multiple injuries during the period of follow-up
Cohort, country (period of data collection)Age of child (years)Proportion (%) of cohort sustaining injury
Any injuryMore than one injury
BoysGirlsBoysGirls
Primary school age
Cohort from South Wales, UK (1977–1980)5–82237.226.312.57.1
1970 British Birth Cohort Study, UK (1975–1980)5–10474934.843.931.4
1958 British Birth Cohort, UK (1966–1969)8–11404.12.1
Post-primary school age
Cohort from Baise City, China (2002–2003)11–181334.830.312.28.3
13–181432.627.4
West of Scotland 11–16 study, UK (1994–1998)133039.228.1
153058.040.1
Carolina Longitudinal Study, USA (1981–1986)14–182653.139.0
1970 British Birth Cohort Study, UK (1980–1986)10–16235233
1958 British Birth Cohort, UK (1969–1974)12–16406.63.5
12–164425.311.45.31.5
11–164130.617.3
Combined primary and post-primary school age
Cohort from Kampaeng Phet Province Vaccination Study, Thailand (1991–1993)School entry to 161070.860.237.927.2
Cohort from Maanshan, China (2001–2002)7–131232.129.19.78.4
  • Note: 1958 British Birth Cohort Study paper by Pless et al40 reported road traffic injuries only.