Table 2 Disability severity and age groups among children with brain disabilities
From: Medical service utilization by children with physical or brain disabilities in South Korea
Total [n (%)] | Male [n (%)] | Female [n (%)] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,758 (100.0) | 6,726 (57.2) | 5,032 (42.2) | |||
Severity | Severe | Grade 1 | 6,811 (57.9) | 3,880 (57.7) | 2,932 (58.3) | Χ2 = 14.157 p-value = 0.028 |
Grade 2 | 1,411 (12.0) | 796 (11.8) | 615 (12.2) | |||
Grade 3 | 1,174 (10.0) | 639 (9.5) | 536 (10.6) | |||
Mild | Grade 4 | 694 (5.9) | 416 (6.2) | 279 (5.5) | ||
Grade 5 | 899 (7.6) | 519 (7.7) | 380 (7.6) | |||
Grade 6 | 769 (6.5) | 478 (7.1) | 291 (5.8) | |||
Age (years) | Infant | 0–2 | 893 (7.6) | 521 (7.7) | 372 (7.4) | Χ2 = 5.578 p-value = 0.134 |
Toddler | 3–5 | 2,226 (18.9) | 1,226 (18.3) | 1,000 (19.9) | ||
Child | 6–12 | 3,848 (32.7) | 2,204 (32.8) | 1,644 (32.7) | ||
Adolescent | 13–18 | 4,789 (40.7) | 2,774 (41.2) | 2,016 (40.1) | ||