Table 2.

Estimated prevalence rates of herpes zoster overall, and by gender and age group

	Total number of patients	Number of patients with HZ	Prevalence (%)	95% CI
Overall	36,170	2803	7.7	7.5–8.0
Gender
Male	16,966	1294	7.6	7.2–8.0
Female	19,204	1509	7.9	7.5–8.2
Age group, years
40–50	10,186	562	5.5	5.1–6.0
51–59	8885	627	7.1	6.5–7.6
60–69	8770	733	8.4	7.8–8.9
≥ 70	8329	881	10.6	9.9–11.2

CI confidence interval, HZ herpes zoster