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Table 3 Estimated Annual Mean of Community-Acquired Norovirus-Associated Hospital Discharge Rate and 95% CI by Age Group and Country, 2004–2015

From: Model estimates of hospitalization discharge rates for norovirus gastroenteritis in Europe, 2004–2015

 

Age group, NGE discharge rate per 10,000 person-years (95% CI)

Year

<  5 years

5–9 years

10–17 years

18–59 years

60–69 years

70–79 years

≥ 80 years

All ages

Austria

45.7 (41.6–50.3)

13.8 (12.3–15.4)

7.4 (6.5–8.5)

3.4 (3.1–3.7)

4.6 (3.9–5.3)

10.4 (9.1–11.8)

23.5 (20.8–26.3)

7.9 (7.5–8.2)

Denmark

37.4 (33.6–41.7)

5.1 (4.3–5.9)

2.7 (2.3–3.2)

2.0 (1.8–2.3)

3.5 (2.9–4.1)

7.5 (6.4–8.7)

16.0 (14–18.2)

5.5 (5.1–5.8)

England

8.6 (7.6–9.7)

1.5 (1.3–1.7)

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

3.0 (2.6–3.4)

8.1 (7.3–8.9)

1.8 (1.7–1.9)

Finland

n/a

n/a

n/a

1.9 (1.7–2.1)

n/a

n/a

n/a

8.5 (7.9–9.2)

Germany

41.1 (39.8–42.4)

9.5 (9.0–10.0)

6.8 (6.5–7.2)

3.3 (3.1–3.4)

3.7 (3.4–3.9)

8.2 (7.8–8.6)

22.4 (21.4–23.5)

6.9 (6.8–7.0)

Hungary

15.4 (13.6–17.4)

5.0 (4.3–5.7)

2.3 (1.9–2.6)

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

Italy

7.5 (6.8–8.3)

2.4 (2.1–2.8)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

2.8 (2.4–3.2)

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

Lithuania

87.6 (80.5–94.3)

32.6 (29.4–36)

16.5 (15–18.1)

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

4.4 (3.7–5.2)

8.0 (6.9–9.1)

11.8 (10–13.6)

10.7 (10.2–11.1)

Poland

35.6 (33.6–37.5)

12.4 (11.4–13.5)

5.7 (5.2–6.3)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

2.6 (2.2–3)

4.8 (4.2–5.5)

3.8 (3.7–4)

Portugal

21.0 (18.6–23.6)

6.0 (5.1–7)

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

1.6 (1.3–1.9)

2.7 (2.3–3.2)

6.1 (5.1–7.1)

2.5 (2.4–2.7)

Romania

58.4 (51.7–66)

15.9 (13.7–18.3)

7.2 (6.2–8.4)

2.0 (1.8–2.3)

3.7 (3.2–4.2)

5.5 (4.7–6.4)

6.3 (5.5–7.2)

6.7 (6.3–7.1)

Spain

10.7 (9.7–11.8)

1.9 (1.6–2.2)

0.8 (0.7–1)

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

2.5 (2.1–2.8)

4.5 (3.8–5.1)

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

Sweden

28.5 (24.1–33.4)

4.1 (3.4–4.9)

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.3 (1.1–1.4)

2.8 (2.5–3.1)

5.2 (4.6–5.9)

20.0 (18.4–21.8)

4.4 (4.1–4.8)

All

24.8 (24.1–25.4)

6.5 (6.3–6.8)

3.8 (3.6–3.9)

1.4 (1.4–1.5)

2.2 (2.1–2.3)

4.5 (4.3–4.6)

10.7 (10.4–11.1)

3.9 (3.8–3.9)

  1. Estimated NGE discharge rates per 10,000 person-years (95% CI) in individuals under 18 years old were 13.7 (11.8–15.7) and 19.3 (17.9–21.1) in individuals 60 years and older
  2. CI confidence interval, NGE norovirus-associated gastroenteritis, n/a not available