Table 2 Number and rate of events related to baby walker use, families of female Grade-12 students, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2005 (n = 2376 BW users in 695 families)
BW-related events | Incidence density of babywalker-related events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Number | No. per 1000 babies | No. per 1000 baby years | 95 % CI | Ratio of events per “x” no. of BW users |
Incidents | 2759 | 2322 | 1161 | (1144,1179) | 1 per user |
Injuries | 648 | 544 | 272 | (254,290) | 1 per 4 users |
ERa visits | 118 | 100 | 50 | (41,58) | 1 per 20 users |
Hospitalizations | 42 | 36 | 18 | (12,23) | 1 per 55 users |
Disabilities | 11 | 10 | 5 | (2,7) | 1 per 200 users |
Deaths | 3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | (1.2,2.9) | 1 per 1000 users |