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Table 5 GP visits among varicella patients

From: Assessing the use of antibiotics and the burden of varicella in Belgium using a retrospective GP database analysis

 

3-month post-index

Varicella re-visit

Full study period

All visits (incl. for varicella)

 
 

N (%) patients

Mean (SD) N visits

N visits

min–max

All patients with varicella (N = 3235)

152 (4.7)

1.8 (1.2)

(1–14)

Presence of complications

   

 Varicella with complications (n = 406)

19 (4.7)

2.6 (1.4)

(1–10)

 Varicella without complications (n = 2829)

133 (4.7)

1.7 (1.1)

(1–14)

Age group

   

 0 – 1 year (n = 452)

32 (7.1)

2.2 (1.5)

(1–10)

 2 – 3 years (n = 1028)

59 (5.7)

1.9 (1.2)

(1–8)

 4–6 years (n = 991)

33 (3.3)

1.6 (0.9)

(1–7)

 7–12 years (n = 325)

11 (3.4)

1.4 (0.8)

(1–5)

 13–15 years (n = 53)

4 (7.5)

1.6 (0.7)

(1–3)

 ≥ 16 years (n = 386)

13 (3.4)

2.4 (1.5)

(1–14)