The burden of hospital admissions for skeletal dysplasias in Sri Lanka: a population-based study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of a skeletal dysplasia in Sri Lanka during 2017–2020

Characteristics	2017		2018		2019		2020		Total
Characteristics	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Gender
Male	48	42.9	86	48.9	59	33.7	61	42.7	254	41.9
Female	64	57.1	90	51.1	116	66.3	82	57.3	352	58.1
Total	112	100	176	100	175	100	143	100	606	100
District
Colombo	26	23.2	47	26.7	52	29.7	45	31.5	170	28.1
Kandy	48	42.9	34	19.3	42	24.0	30	21.0	154	25.4
Anuradhapura	7	6.3	15	8.5	28	16.0	17	11.9	67	11.1
Galle	5	4.5	19	10.8	7	4.0	11	7.7	42	6.9
Batticaloa	4	3.6	19	10.8	19	10.9	10	7.0	52	8.6
Other districts	22	19.6	42	23.9	27	15.4	30	21.0	121	20.0
Total	112	100	176	100	175	100	143	100	606	100

Percentage (%) values were rounded up to the first decimal point for presentation purposes. Hence, total might not add up to 100.0%

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