Table 1 Patient and disease characteristics at varicella diagnosis
From: Varicella in Poland: economic burden in children 1–12 years of age in Poland, 2010–2015
Outpatients | Inpatients | |
|---|---|---|
(N = 75) | (N = 75) | |
Patient Characteristics | ||
Age, years, mean (±SD) | 3.9 (± 2.6) | 4.2 (± 2.3) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male | 41 (54.7%) | 46 (61.3%) |
Female | 34 (45.3%) | 29 (38.7%) |
Area of residence, n (%) | ||
Urban | 64 (85.3%) | 51 (68.0%) |
Rural | 7 (9.3%) | 23 (30.7%) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (±SD)a | 17.5 (±1.6) | 16.4 (±2.1) |
Calendar year of diagnosis, n (%) | ||
2010 | 2 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2011 | 6 (8.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2012 | 8 (10.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
2013 | 7 (9.3%) | 12 (16.0%) |
2014 | 42 (56.0%) | 60 (80.0%) |
2015 | 10 (13.3%) | 3 (4.0%) |
Disease Characteristics | ||
Maximum number of skin lesions during rashc, n (%) | ||
< 50 | 25 (33.3%) | 18 (24.0%) |
50–249 | 36 (48.0%) | 37 (49.3%) |
250–500 | 14 (18.7%) | 12 (16.0%) |
> 500 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (10.7%) |
Patients who were immunocompromisedb, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |