Table 3 Estimated percentage of referrals according to the DCG
From: Referral patterns of children with poor growth in primary health care
Description rule | Rule nr. | % referrals | % referrals | % referrals | % referrals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–3 years | 3–10 year | 10–18 year | 0–18 years | |||
N = 330 | N = 361 | N = 345 | N = 392 | |||
Absolute height | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | |
Clinical symptoms | 2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | |
Persistent short stature after born SGA | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
HSDScor | ♂: < 10 yr and > 13.4 yr; | |||||
♀: < 9 yr and > 12.3 yr | 4 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 16.8 | |
♂: 10 – 13.4 yr; | ||||||
♀: 9 – 12.3 yr | 5 | n.a. | n.a. | 2.0 (2.0)* | 2.0 (2.0)* | |
Deflection* | ♂: < 10 yr and > 13.4 yr; | |||||
♀: < 9 yr and > 12.3 yr | 6b | 34.2 | 6.4 | 15.4 | 50.5 | |
♂: 10 – 13.4 yr; | 7a | n.a. | n.a. | 3.8 (1.4)* | 4.6 (1.3) | |
♀: 9 – 12.3 yr | 7b | n.a. | n.a. | 22.6 (5.5) | 23.0 (4.8) | |
Total percentage of referrals | 73.9 | 26.0 | 39.1 | 79.6 |