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Table 2 Incidence rates (IR) per 1,000 person-years of herpes zoster by sex, age and year

From: Incidence of herpes zoster and associated events including stroke—a population-based cohort study

  

Men

Women

Both sexes

 

Age

N

IR (95 % CI)

N

IR (95 % CI)

N

IR (95 % CI)

2008–2010

0–49

1,656

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

1,979

1.4 (1.3–1.4)

3,635

1.2 (1.2–1.3)

 

50–54

277

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

545

3.7 (3.4–4.1)

822

2.8 (2.6–3.0)

 

55–59

391

2.7 (2.4–3.0)

662

4.6 (4.2–4.9)

1,053

3.6 (3.4–3.9)

 

60–64

560

3.7 (3.4–4.0)

819

5.4 (5.1–5.8)

1,379

4.5 (4.3–4.8)

 

65–69

631

5.3 (4.9–5.7)

818

6.8 (6.3–7.2)

1,449

6.0 (5.7–6.3)

 

70–74

571

6.6 (6.0–7.1)

838

8.8 (8.2–9.4)

1,409

7.7 (7.3–8.1)

 

75–79

503

7.4 (6.8–8.1)

769

9.1 (8.4–9.7)

1,272

8.3 (7.9–8.8)

 

80+

739

8.0 (7.4–8.6)

1,538

9.9 (9.4–10.4)

2,277

9.2 (8.8–9.6)

2008

Total

1,595

2.1a (2.0–2.2)

2,319

3.0a (2.9–3.2)

3,914

2.6a (2.5–2.7)

 

0–49

449

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

530

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

979

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

 

50–54

81

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

161

3.3 (2.8–3.9)

242

2.5 (2.2–2.8)

 

55–59

131

2.7 (2.2–3.2)

180

3.7 (3.2–4.3)

311

3.2 (2.8–3.5)

 

60–64

168

3.3 (2.8–3.8)

223

4.4 (3.9–5.1)

391

3.9 (3.5–4.3)

 

65–69

178

4.8 (4.1–5.5)

240

6.3 (5.5–7.1)

418

5.5 (5.0–6.1)

 

70–74

183

6.6 (5.6–7.6)

263

8.5 (7.5–9.5)

446

7.6 (6.9–8.3)

 

75–79

185

8.1 (7.0–9.4)

251

8.8 (7.7–10.0)

436

8.5 (7.7–9.3)

 

80+

220

7.2 (6.3–8.2)

471

9.1 (8.3–9.9)

691

8.4 (7.8–9.0)

2009

Total

1,719

2.2a (2.1–2.4)

2,606

3.4a (3.2–3.5)

4,325

2.8a (2.7–2.9)

 

0–49

538

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

628

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

1,166

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

 

50–54

89

1.8 (1.4–2.2)

182

3.7 (3.2–4.3)

271

2.8 (2.4–3.1)

 

55–59

109

2.3 (1.9–2.7)

226

4.7 (4.1–5.3)

335

3.5 (3.1–3.9)

 

60–64

190

3.7 (3.2–4.3)

268

5.3 (4.7–6.0)

458

4.5 (4.1–4.9)

 

65–69

209

5.3 (4.6–6.0)

281

7.0 (6.2–7.9)

490

6.1 (5.6–6.7)

 

70–74

179

6.2 (5.3–7.1)

252

7.9 (7.0–9.0)

431

7.1 (6.4–7.8)

 

75–79

158

7.0 (5.9–8.2)

245

8.7 (7.6–9.8)

403

7.9 (7.2–8.7)

 

80+

247

8.0 (7.0–9.1)

524

10.1 (9.3–11.0)

771

9.3 (8.7–10.0)

2010

Total

2,014

2.6a (2.5–2.7)

3,043

3.9a (3.8–4.0)

5,057

3.3a (3.2–3.3)

 

0–49

669

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

821

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

1,490

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

 

50–54

107

2.1 (1.8–2.6)

202

4.1 (3.6–4.8)

309

3.1 (2.8–3.5)

 

55–59

151

3.2 (2.7–3.7)

256

5.4 (4.7–6.1)

407

4.3 (3.9–4.7)

 

60–64

202

4.0 (3.4–4.6)

328

6.5 (5.8–7.3)

530

5.2 (4.8–5.7)

 

65–69

244

5.7 (5.0–6.5)

297

7.0 (6.2–7.8)

541

6.4 (5.8–6.9)

 

70–74

209

7.0 (6.1–8.0)

323

9.9 (8.9–11.0)

532

8.5 (7.8–9.3)

 

75–79

160

7.1 (6.0–8.3)

273

9.8 (8.6–11.0)

433

8.6 (7.8–9.4)

 

80+

272

8.8 (7.7–9.9)

543

10.5 (9.6–11.4)

815

9.8 (9.2–10.5)

  1. aAge-standardized to the Swedish population 2010. Rates represent herpes zoster in Västra Götaland County, defined as all recorded cases of B02 ICD-10 codes as main or secondary diagnosis