Playground slide-related injuries in preschool children: increased risk of lower extremity injuries when riding on laps

Table 3 Comparative analysis of playground slide-related injuries by age group. Younger children (< 3 years old) were compared to children 3–5 years of age using the Pearson chi square test

	Pearson χ² Test
	OR	95% CI	p value
Sex
Male vs. Female (ref)	0.91	0.85–0.98	0.014
Race
White vs. Other (ref)	1.33	1.22–1.45	< 0.0001
Diagnosis
Musculoskeletal vs. Other (ref)	1.31	1.22–1.41	< 0.0001
Brain vs. Other (ref)	0.99	0.88–1.11	0.84
Skin vs. Other (ref)	0.75	0.60–0.81	< 0.0001
Body Part
Lower Extremities vs. Other (ref)	6.57	6.01–7.19	< 0.0001
Upper Extremities vs. Other (ref)	0.34	0.31–0.37	< 0.0001
Head/Neck/Face vs. Other (ref)	0.66	0.61–0.71	< 0.0001
Torso vs. Other (ref)	0.45	0.36–0.55	< 0.0001
Fractures Only^a
Lower Leg and Ankle vs. Other (ref)	16.3	13.8–19.1	< 0.0001
Disposition
Stayed/Transferred vs. Left ED (ref)	0.41	0.34–0.50	< 0.0001
Location
Private Residence vs. Other (ref)	1.03	0.92–1.15	0.62
School/Daycare vs. Other (ref)	0.39	0.34–0.44	< 0.0001
Park/Public Area vs. Other (ref)	1.70	1.54–1.87	< 0.0001
Identified as on lap
Yes vs. No (ref)	12.3	9.56–15.7	< 0.0001

Abbreviations: ED emergency department, OR unadjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
^aChildren with fractures, N = 4527

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