Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population: of 55,492 patients with one of 17 specific diseases, 769 patients subsequently developed Herpes zoster
| Disease | All subjects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HZ (+) | HZ (−) | ||
| All subjects | 769 | 54,723 | 55,492 |
| Mean age (SD) | 63.95 (13.75) | 60.03 (16.55) | 60.09 (16.52) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 373 | 25,625 | 25,998 |
| Mean age (SD) | 64.13 (12.59) | 59.54 (15.93) | 59.61 (15.90) |
| Female | 396 | 29,098 | 29,494 |
| Mean age (SD) | 63.79 (14.77) | 60.47 (17.06) | 60.51 (17.03) |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 20–29 | 22 | 3,433 | 3,455 |
| 30–39 | 30 | 4,288 | 4,318 |
| 40–49 | 51 | 4,979 | 5,030 |
| 50–59 | 149 | 10,624 | 10,773 |
| 60–69 | 231 | 14,570 | 14,801 |
| 70–79 | 222 | 12,638 | 12,860 |
| 80–89 | 60 | 3,823 | 3,883 |
| 90–99 | 4 | 366 | 370 |
| ≥100 | 0 | 2 | 2 |