Demographic comparison of AI and SCA cases (95% CIs)
| n | AI | SCA | Median of the difference* | |
| 7344 | 481 | |||
| Age | Median (IQR) | 7 (3–12) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | 6.3 (6.0 to 6.6) |
| Under 1 | 757 (10%) | 363 (76%) | ||
| 1–4 | 2191 (30%) | 108 (23%) | ||
| 5–10 | 2443 (33%) | 1 (0.2%) | ||
| 11–15 | 1953 (27%) | 9 (2%) | ||
| ISS | Median (IQR) | 9 (9–16) | 16 (9–26) | −4 (−5 to −1) |
| 1–8 | 891 (12%) | 72 (15%) | ||
| 9–15 | 4288 (58%) | 139 (29%) | ||
| >15 | 2165 (30%) | 270 (56%) | ||
| GCS | 15 (15–15) | 15 (13–15) | 0 (0 to 0) | |
| AIS 3+ | Head | 1950 (27%) | 269 (56%) | |
| Limbs | 3708 (51%) | 127 (26%) | ||
| Thorax | 593 (8%) | 38 (8%) | ||
| Abdomen | 536 (7%) | 7 (2%) | ||
*Based on Hodges-Lehmann test.
AI, accidental injury; AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; ISS, Injury Severity Score; SCA, suspected child abuse.