Table 3. Number and percentage of all varicella admissions, by sex and complication category, England, 2004–2017 (n = 61,022).
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Category | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 14 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.04 |
| Congenital | 29 | 0.09 | 20 | 0.07 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 965 | 2.90 | 763 | 2.75 |
| Fever | 790 | 2.38 | 636 | 2.29 |
| Gastrointestinal | 1,981 | 5.96 | 1,674 | 6.03 |
| Haematological | 543 | 1.63 | 418 | 1.51 |
| Liver | 55 | 0.17 | 36 | 0.13 |
| Musculoskeletal | 227 | 0.68 | 137 | 0.49 |
| Neonatal | 12 | 0.04 | 16 | 0.06 |
| Neurological | 2,968 | 8.93 | 2,420 | 8.71 |
| Ocular | 291 | 0.88 | 211 | 0.76 |
| Other | 203 | 0.61 | 142 | 0.51 |
| Renal | 924 | 2.78 | 871 | 3.14 |
| Respiratory | 1,960 | 5.90 | 1,364 | 4.91 |
| Sepsis | 728 | 2.19 | 551 | 1.98 |
| Skin | 3,680 | 11.07 | 3,184 | 11.46 |
| Complications | ||||
| Any | 12,833 | 38.60 | 10,441 | 37.59 |
| None | 20,416 | 61.40 | 17,332 | 62.41 |
| Total | 33,249 | 100 | 27,773 | 100 |
Information on sex was missing for two cases.
The sum of complications in each category may be more than the total, as some cases had more than one complication.