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Table 3 Weighted annual average HZ-incidence extrapolated on the total German populationa, 2007/2008

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

 

Total

Male

Female

age group (years)

Population

Cases

Incidenceb

CI (95%)

Incidencec

CI (95%)

Incidenced

CI (95%)

50 - 54

5,831,377

36,220

6.21

6.15 - 6.28

4.64

4.57 - 4.72

7.80

7.70 - 7.90

55 - 59

5,305,382

40,274

7.59

7.52 - 7.67

5.84

5.75 - 5.94

9.31

9.19 - 9.43

60 - 64

4,225,970

37,769

8.94

8.85 - 9.03

7.22

7.11 - 7.34

10.59

10.46 - 10.73

65 - 69

5,218,814

55,816

10.70

10.61 - 10.78

8.95

8.84 - 9.07

12.30

12.17 - 12.43

70 - 74

4,362,971

49,473

11.34

11.24 - 11.44

9.87

9.74 - 10.01

12.59

12.44 - 12.73

75 - 79

3,014,860

36,633

12.15

12.03 - 12.28

10.96

10.78 - 11.15

13.02

12.85 - 13.19

80 - 84

2,219,495

27,810

12.53

12.38 - 12.68

11.35

11.11 - 11.59

13.15

12.96 - 13.33

85 - 89

1,247,016

15,684

12.58

12.38 - 12.78

11.65

11.29 - 12.03

12.91

12.68 - 13.15

90+

518,045

6,832

13.19

12.88 - 13.51

11.99

11.39 - 12.61

13.58

13.21 - 13.96

total

31,943,930

306,511

9.60

9.56 - 9.63

7.80

7.75 - 7.84

11.12

11.07 - 11.17

  1. CI = confidence interval
  2. aweighted average based on extrapolated study samples 2007 and 2008
  3. bcases per 1,000 person-years
  4. ccases per 1,000 males and year
  5. dcases per 1,000 females and year
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