Table 5 Characteristics of patients diagnosed with child abuse related diagnoses in each period
From: Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore
Variable | Pre-DORSCON Orange (1) N = 18,016 | Post-DORSCON Orange (2) N = 17,698 | During Lockdown (3) N = 8743 | Post Lockdown (4) N = 13,910 | p-value (pairwise comparisons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | (2) vs (1) | (3) vs (2) | (4) vs (3) |
Total number (%) | 36 (0.2) | 67 (0.4) | 44 (0.5) | 79 (0.6) | 0.002 | 0.140 | 0.519 |
Age of child in years, mean (SD) | 8.0 (4.7) | 7.0 (4.3) | 6.9 (4.2) | 7.7 (4.4) | 0.309 | 0.884 | 0.323 |
Males (%) | 17 (47.2) | 35 (52.2) | 36 (81.8) | 44 (55.7) | 0.627 | 0.002 | 0.004 |
Hospital LOS in days, mean (SD) | 6.6 (5.8) | 5.6 (5.3) | 8.4 (6.6) | 6.1 (5.5) | 0.376†| 0.141†| 0.485†|
Hospital LOS in days, median (IQR) | 5.5 (3.0–8.0) | 3.0 (1.0–9.0) | 7.0 (2.0–13.0) | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) | 0.892 | 0.492 | 0.900 |