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Table 5 Number of sick leave days (<14 days and > =14 days) and productivity losses during 2011 for HZ

From: Burden of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in Sweden

Age groups (years)

Number of employed HZ patients* (> = 50 years)

Number of HZ patients on sick leave**

Lost production cost (SEK)*** (> = 50 years)

Sick leave > =14 days

13 822 (6 689)

370

32 876 300 (15 909 500)

Sick leave <14 days

13 822 (6 689)

8 476

30 321 300 (24 119 200)

Total:

  

63 197 600 (40 028 700)

  1. *Statistics Sweden; **Swedish Social Insurance Agency; ***Patients were off sick on average 51 days if sick leave > =14 days and 3.38 days if <14 days