Table 1 Disability severity and age groups among children with physical disabilities
From: Medical service utilization by children with physical or brain disabilities in South Korea
Total [n (%)] | Male [n (%)] | Female [n (%)] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,803 (100.0) | 2,273 (59.8) | 1,530 (41.2) | |||
Severity | Severe | Grade 1 | 675 (17.7) | 455 (20.0) | 220 (14.4) | Χ2 = 36.839 p-value < 0.001 |
Grade 2 | 372 (9.8) | 240 (10.5) | 132 (8.6) | |||
Grade 3 | 657 (17.3) | 397 (17.5) | 260 (17.0) | |||
Mild | Grade 4 | 540 (14.2) | 322 (14.1) | 219 (14.3) | ||
Grade 5 | 820 (21.5) | 436 (19.2) | 384 (25.1) | |||
Grade 6 | 741 (19.5) | 424 (18.7) | 317 (20.7) | |||
Age (years) | Infant | 0–2 | 92 (2.4) | 50 (2.2) | 43 (2.8) | Χ2 = 7.191 p-value = 0.066 |
Toddler | 3–5 | 273 (7.2) | 145 (6.4) | 128 (8.3) | ||
Child | 6–12 | 961 (25.3) | 585 (25.7) | 376 (24.6) | ||
Adolescent | 13–18 | 2,478 (65.1) | 1,494 (65.7) | 984 (64.3) | ||