Table 2 Average yearly number of hospitalised chickenpox cases, average length of hospital stay and average incidence of chickenpox-related health care contacts and parents’ absence from work to care for sick child (VAB), by age group, in Sweden, 2007-2012
Age (years) | Hospitalised patients (n) | Hospitalisation rate a | Average length of hospital stay (days) | Specialist consultation rate a, b | Primary care consultation rate a, b | Parents absence from work to care for sick child, VAB rate a , c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 40.2 | 36.1 | 3.7 | 262 | 376 | 18 |
1 | 45.3 | 41.0 | 3.0 | 221 | 1204 | 3246 |
2 | 36.0 | 32.8 | 3.7 | 182 | 1325 | 4615 |
3 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 4.3 | 142 | 1146 | 4198 |
4 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 106 | 938 | 3861 |
5 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 3.9 | 87.0 | 708 | 2967 |
6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 53.6 | 493 | 1922 |
7 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 38.0 | 305 | 1123 |
8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 22.1 | 199 | 644 |
9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 20.6d | 23.1 | 137 | 333 |
10–14 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 11.9 | 70.8 | 54.9 |
15–24 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 8.2d | 8.8 | 34.7 | |
25–44 | 37.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 28.6 | |
45–64 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 8.1 | |
65+ | 20.3 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | |
Total | 333 | 3.56 | 5.1 | 20.1 | 109 | |
Total children (≤14 years) | 239 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 87.6 | 518 | 1631 |