Table 5 HZ as co-morbidity analyses: LOS, death rate and economic evaluation

       Median (days)

Cases^a

11

12

9

8

9

Control^b

5

7

6

2

5

6

5

3

6

4

1.2 %

0.71 %

0.5 %

3 %

0.8 %

       Tests (Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney)

(p values 0,05)

<0.0100

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

Death rate (%)

32/615

41/481

5/268

16/275

1/78

5.2 %

8.52 %

1.86 %

5.81 %

1.28 %

Death rate (%)

113/1,845

155/1,443

2/804

26/825

3/234

       Chi-square probability

(p value 0,05)

6.12 %

10.74 %

0.24 %

3.15 %

1.28 %

       Median (€)

Cases cohort^a

4,228

4,534

4,475

3,601

3,510

Control cohort^b

3,371

3,589

3,553

1,590

2,523

857

945

922

2,011

987

25 %

26 %

26 %

126 %

39 %

       Tests (Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney)

(p value 0,05)

<0.0100

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001