Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Incident Herpes Zoster Population
From: Annual incidence rates of herpes zoster among an immunocompetent population in the United States
All HZ Patients | Total Denominator | |
|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristics | N = 113, 861 | N = 27,616,373 |
Mean age, year (SD) | 52.0 (17.8) | 36.9 (21.0) |
Age Group, n (%) | ||
<50 | 45,588 (40) | 18,972,479 (69) |
50–59 | 29,266 (26) | 4,620,496 (17) |
60–64 | 14,959 (13) | 1,866,686 (7) |
65–69 | 6,636 (6) | 674,081 (2) |
70–79 | 10,231 (9) | 884,385 (3) |
80+ | 7,181, (6) | 598,246 (2) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 45,457 (40) | 13,496,731 (49) |
Female | 68,404 (60) | 14,119,642 (51) |
Health Plan, n (%) | ||
Comprehensive/Indemnity | 13,128 (12) | 1,366,332 (5) |
EPO/PPO | 62,100 (55) | 15,751,867 (57) |
POS/POS w/capitation | 7,806 (7) | 2,128,553 (8) |
HMO | 16,430 (14) | 4,235,960 (15) |
CDHP/HDHP | 6,905 (6) | 2,109,739 (8) |
Missing/Unknown | 7,492 (7) | 2,023,922 (7) |
Primary Insurance, n (%) | ||
Commercial | 89,495 (79) | 25,416,170 (92) |
Medicare | 24,366 (21) | 2,200,203 (8) |
Geographic Region, n (%) | ||
Northeast | 20,268 (18) | 5,113,594 (19) |
North Central | 29,490 (26) | 6,765,658 (25) |
South | 40,575 (36) | 9,976,789 (36) |
West | 22,653 (20) | 5,471,074 (20) |
Unknown Region | 875 (1) | 289,258 (1) |
Employee classification, n (%) | ||
Employee, salaried | 11,441 (10) | 2,246,437 (8) |
Employee, hourly | 14,944 (13) | 2,524,118 (9) |
Employee, unknown | 48,419 (43) | 9,006,547 (33) |
Spouse or dependent | 39,057 (34) | 13,839,271 (50) |
Employee Relationship, n (%) | ||
Employee | 74,804 (66) | 13,777,102 (50) |
Spouse | 30,900 (27) | 5,415,157 (20) |
Child/Other | 8,157 (7) | 8,424,114 (31) |