Table 2

Patients’ baseline characteristics

Total number of patients552
Sex ratio (M/F)1.3
Age (years)
Median2.1
IQR1–3.5
Range0–15.7
Age groups distributionN (%)
0–4 years512 (93)
<3 months21 (4)
<1 year137 (25)
5–14 years40 (7)
EthnicityN (%)
Caucasian307 (56)
North Africa50 (9)
Sub-Saharan Africa17 (3)
Asia17 (3)
South America5 (1)
Oceania1 (0.2)
Unknown155 (28)
ComorbidityN (%)
Lung disease22 (4)
Asthma17 (3)
Neurological disorder11 (2)
Renal disease/uropathy10 (2)
Cancer6 (1)
Cardiac disease6 (1)
Gastrointestinal disease5 (1)
Immunosuppressive therapy3 (0.5)
Congenital immunodeficiency3 (0.5)
Congenital malformation3 (0.5)
Haematological disorder2
Metabolic disorder1
Varicella vaccine statusN (%)
Unvaccinated322 (58)
1 dose4 (1)
Unknown226 (41)