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Table 5 Top 5 Principal Diagnoses for Cases with an Maltreatment Code by Age Group

From: Using Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Issues, Methods and Patterns

ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Code by Age Group

n

%

< 1 year (n = 312)

  

   T74 Maltreatment syndromes

53

17.0

   S00 Superficial injury of head

28

9.0

   S06 Intracranial injury

20

6.4

   S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones

17

5.4

   S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head

11

3.5

   S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

11

3.5

   S72 Fracture of femur

11

3.5

   Remainder of age group

161

51.6

1-5 years (n = 337)

  

   T74 Maltreatment syndromes

37

11.0

   S00 Superficial injury of head

32

9.5

   Z04 Examination and observation for other reasons

29

8.6

   Z61 Problems related to negative life event in childhood

17

5.0

   S06 Intracranial injury

12

3.6

   Remainder of age group

210

62.3

6-9 years (n = 130)

  

   F91 Conduct disorders

17

13.1

   T74 Maltreatment syndromes

13

10.0

   S00 Superficial injury of head

7

5.4

   S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head

7

5.4

   S05 Injury of eye and orbit

5

3.8

   Remainder of age group

81

62.3

10-14 years (n = 664, missing n = 1)

  

   F43 Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

75

11.3

   S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones

63

9.5

   F32 Depressive episode

32

4.8

   S00 Superficial injury of head

32

4.8

   S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head

28

4.2

   Remainder of age group

433

65.3

15-17 years (n = 677)

  

   F43 Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

141

20.8

   F32 Depressive episode

69

10.2

   F33 Recurrent Depressive disorder

62

9.2

   F60 Specific personality disorders

31

4.6

   Z04 Examination and observation for other reasons

28

4.1

   Remainder of age group

346

51.1

Total

2119

100