Table 2

Incidence of hospitalisations due to shingles in population aged ≥18 years exposed to TNF antagonists

CasesPerson-yearsIncidence rate per 100 000 (95% CI)SIR per 100 000 (95% CI)SIR (95% CI)
BIOBADASER 2.0
 All rheumatic diseases exposed to TNF antagonist51538932 (14 to 78)29 (9 to 67)9 (3 to 20)
 Rheumatoid arthritis exposed to TNF antagonist4905544 (17 to 118)34 (9 to 87)10 (3 to 26)
CMBD (expected)38251142791243.4 (3.2 to 3.5)3.4 (3.2 to 3.5)
  • BIOBADASER, Registro Español de Acontecimientos Adversos de Terapias Biológicas en Enfermedades Reumáticas; CMBD, Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos al Alta Hospitalaria (Hospital Discharge Database); SIR, standardised incidence ratio; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.