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Table 1 Percentage of self-harm emergency department visits by sex and age for 2018–2019 and 2020, Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program

From: Self-harm emergency department visits in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a sentinel surveillance system

Age groups

2018–2019

2020

Males N (%)

Females N (%)

Total N (%)

p value

Males N (%)

Females N (%)

Total N (%)

p value

5 to 10

141 (57.1)

106 (42.9)

247 (100)

< 0.0001*

73 (57.5)

54 (42.5)

127 (100)

< 0.0001*

11 to 18**

1558 (23.9)

4955 (76.1)

6513 (100)

 

1023 (22.7)

3478 (77.3)

4501 (100)

 

19 to 29

392 (38.1)

636 (61.9)

1028 (100)

 

223 (44.8)

275 (55.2)

498 (100)

 

30 to 64

825 (54.4)

692 (45.6)

1517 (100)

 

364 (54.7)

302 (45.3)

666 (100)

 

65 and above

100 (62.1)

61 (37.9)

161 (100)

 

30 (57.7)

22 (42.3)

52 (100)

 
  1. *Chi-sq p value < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval; **missing sex for 2020, n = 3