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Table 1 HZ ZQOL study patients: socio-demographic data

From: Burden of herpes zoster in the UK: findings from the zoster quality of life (ZQOL) study

Characteristic

HZ patients (n = 229)

Age years – mean (Range)

67.6 (50 – 94)

Gender n (%)

 

Male

105 (45.9%)

Female

122 (53.3%)

Not stated

2 (0.9%)

Body Mass Index (BMI) – mean (Range)

27.7 (19 – 49)

Ethnicity n (%)

 

White/Caucasian

225 (98.3%)

Mixed race

1 (0.4%)

Not stated

3 (1.3%)

Comorbidities n (%)

 

Any comorbid disorder

186 (81.2%)

Cardiovascular

117 (51.7%)

Immune

7 (3.1%)

Metabolic/endocrine

51 (22.3%)

Neoplasms

28 (12.2%)

Psychological/psychiatric

35 (15.3%)

Respiratory

27 (11.8%)

Rheumatoid/neurological

66 (28.8%)

Highest level of education n (%)

 

Secondary school or less

88 (38.4%)

O level or equivalent

48 (21.0%)

A level or equivalent

16 (7.0%)

Vocational

44 (19.2%)

Undergraduate degree

15 (6.6%)

Post graduate degree

13 (5.7%)

Not stated

5 (2.2%)

Work status n (%)

 

Full or part time employment

66 (28.8%)

Retired

146 (63.8%)

Unable to work for medical reasons

9 (3.9%)

Unemployed

3 (1.3%)

Mature student

1 (0.4%)

Other

2 (0.9%)

Not stated

2 (0.9%)

Living situation n (%)

 

Living alone

45 (19.7%)

Living with partner

148 (64.6%)

Living with partner and children

20 (8.7%)

Living with children

7 (3.1%)

Living in communal residence (e.g. care home)

2 (0.9%)

Other

5 (2.2%)

Not stated

2 (0.9%)