Table 1

Distribution of the 110 066 children (0–14 years) with injuries recorded in the EDISS* database during the five year period 1996–2000 by demographic variables and permanent disability of the injured child

DisabledNon-disabled children
VariableNo%Prevalence (‰)No%p Value (χ2; 1 df)
*Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System.
Gender0.92
    Male15862.92.369 44063.2
    Female9337.12.340 37536.8
Age (years)0.001
    <54216.71.139 87636.3
    5–97529.92.727 44425
    10–1413453.43.142 49538.7
Nationality0.005
    Greek22489.22.2102 75893.5
    Migrant2710.83.87 0576.5
Place of residence0.001
    Urban21786.52.684 70477.1
    Rural3413.51.425 11122.9