Table 3

Incidence of hospitalisations due to chickenpox in population aged 18 years exposed and not 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 antagonist41539526 (10 to 69)35 (9 to 91)19 (5 to 47)
 Rheumatoid arthritis exposed to TNF antagonist09066
CMBD (expected)21631142791241.9 (1.8 to 2.0)1.9 (1.8 to 2.0)
  • 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.