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Table 4 Weighted annual average of total number of cases and incidence of Herpes Zoster (HZ) leading to hospitalization, Germany, 2007/2008

From: Herpes zoster in Germany: Quantifying the burden of disease

 

Total

Male

Female

age group (years)

Population

Cases

Incidencea

CI (95%)

Incidenceb

CI (95%)

Incidencec

CI (95%)

50 - 54

5,831,377

754

0.13

0.12 - 0.14

0.11

0.10 - 0.18

0.14

0.13 - 0.16

55 - 59

5,305,382

1,040

0.20

0.18 - 0.21

0.16

0.15 - 0.18

0.23

0.21 - 0.25

60 - 64

4,225,970

1,296

0.31

0.29 - 0.32

0.28

0.25 - 0.30

0.34

0.31 - 0.36

65 - 69

5,218,814

2,299

0.44

0.42 - 0.46

0.41

0.38 - 0.43

0.47

0.45 - 0.50

70 - 74

4,362,971

2,394

0.55

0.53 - 0.57

0.52

0.49 - 0.56

0.57

0.54 - 0.60

75 - 79

3,014,860

2,381

0.79

0.76 - 0.82

0.76

0.71 - 0.81

0.81

0.77 - 0.86

80 - 84

2,219,495

2,196

0.99

0.95 - 1.03

0.92

0.85 - 0.99

1.03

0.98 - 1.08

85 - 89

1,247,016

1,330

1.07

1.01 - 1.13

1.00

0.89 - 1.11

1.09

1.03 - 1.16

90+

518,045

559

1.08

0.99 - 1.17

0.90

0.74 - 1.08

1.14

1.04 - 1.25

Total

31,943,930

14,249

0.45

0.44 - 0.45

0.38

0.37 - 0.39

0.51

0.50 - 0.52

  1. CI = confidence interval
  2. acases per 1,000 person-years
  3. bcases per 1,000 males and year
  4. ccases per 1,000 females and year
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