Table 2 Patient and disease characteristics at varicella diagnosis
From: Economic burden of varicella in children 1–12 Years of age in Hungary, 2011–2015
Outpatients (N = 75) | Inpatients (N = 81) | |
|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||
Age, years, mean (SD) | 4.4 (2.0) | 3.7 (2.1) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 33 (44.0%) | 45 (55.6%) |
Female | 42 (56.0%) | 36 (44.4%) |
Area of residence, n (%) | ||
Urban | 71 (94.7%) | 53 (65.4%) |
Rural | 4 (5.3%) | 28 (34.6%) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 15.3 (2.0) | 15.8 (2.6) |
Calendar year of diagnosis, n (%) | ||
2011 | 2 (2.7%) | 4 (4.9%) |
2012 | 13 (17.3%) | 18 (22.2%) |
2013 | 17 (22.7%) | 9 (11.1%) |
2014 | 43 (57.3%) | 40 (49.4%) |
2015 | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (12.3%) |
Disease characteristics | ||
Maximum number of skin lesions during rash, n (%) | ||
< 50 | 51 (68.0%) | 2 (2.5%) |
50–249 | 16 (21.3%) | 59 (72.8%) |
250–500 | 7 (9.3%) | 20 (24.7%) |
> 500 | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Patients with at least one complication, n (%) | 9 (12.0%) | 75 (92.6%) |
Number of complications, n (% among those experiencing complications) | ||
1 complication | 7 (77.8%) | 44 (58.7%) |
> 1 complication | 2 (22.2%) | 31 (41.3%) |
Patients who were immunocompromiseda, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (4.9%) |