Table 5.
Trends in age-specific hospitalization incidence of shingles (hospitalized cases per 100,000) with joinpoints (point with significant change in the slope of a trend), and annual percentage change rate (APC) from 1995–2012 in Germany
| Age group | No. of joinpoints | Years range | APC | 95% CI | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | 0 | 1995–2012 | −5.6 | (−8.6; −2.5) | *** |
| 1–4 | 0 | 1995–2012 | −3.6 | (−6.2; −0.9) | *** |
| 5–9 | 0 | 1995–2012 | 4.2 | (2.8; 5.5) | *** |
| 10–14 | 0 | 1995–2012 | 5.6 | (4.7; 6.5) | *** |
| 15–19 | 0 | 1995–2012 | 5.3 | (4.5; 6.2) | *** |
| 20–49 | 1 | 1995–1999 | 1.2 | (−2.7; 5.2) | — |
| 1999–2012 | 6.8 | (6.3; 7.4) | *** | ||
| 50 and older | 1 | 1995–2007 | 4.8 | (4.3; 5.3) | *** |
| 2007–2012 | 2.8 | (1.3; 4.3) | |||
| 50–59 | 0 | 1995–2012 | 3.5 | (3.2; 3.7) | *** |
| 60–69 | 2 | 1995–1997 | −0.5 | (−8.3; 8.1) | — |
| 1997–2007 | 6.4 | (5.8; 7.1) | *** | ||
| 2007–2012 | 0.7 | (−0.6; 2.0) | — | ||
| 70 and older | 0 | 1995–2012 | 3.5 | (3.1; 3.8) | *** |
***significant, – not significant.