Table 3 Characteristics of hospitalizations due to Herpes Zoster in the Valencian Community (Spain) 2007-2010
From: Herpes zoster surveillance using electronic databases in the Valencian Community (Spain)
Hospital admissions | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharges with 1st-9th listed HZ related ICD-9-CM code | |||||
Number of admissions | 325 | 395 | 334 | 401 | 1458 |
Median age (years) (min-max) | 66.67 (1–95) | 67.64 (0–97) | 66.47 (0–100) | 68.94 (1–99) | 67.51 (0–100) |
Men/Women | 155/173 | 172/223 | 152/182 | 201/200 | 680/778 |
Sex ratio (M/W) | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 1.01 | 0.87 |
Average length of stay (days) (SD) | 10.56 (11.43) | 10.12 (12.01) | 9.82 (10.63) | 8.65 (8.29) | 9.75 (10.67) |
Discharges with 1st-2nd listed HZ related ICD-9-CM code | |||||
Number of admissions | 135 | 153 | 136 | 189 | 613 |
Median age (years) (min-max) | 60.19 (1–95) | 62.49 (0–93) | 60.19 (0–97) | 65.50 (1–97) | 62.44 (0–97) |
Men/Women | 61/74 | 73/80 | 63/73 | 98/91 | 295/318 |
Sex ratio (M/W) | 0.82 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.93 |
Average length of stay (days) (SD) | 7.73 (6.78) | 7.98 (7.69) | 7.15 (5.93) | 7.47 (5.96) | 7.59 (6.61) |