From: Burden of herpes zoster in the UK: findings from the zoster quality of life (ZQOL) study
Outcome variable | Age | Gender | Antiviral | Pain Severity | |||||||||
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 | Spearman’s rho | P | Male (n = 105) | Female (n = 122) | P | <72 hours (n = 159) | ≥ 72 hours (n = 43) | p | No pain (n = 23) | Mild (n = 66) | Moderate (n = 48) | Severe (n = 79) | p |
Zoster Brief Pain Inventory (ZBPI) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pain Severity | −0.0720 | NS | 3.4 | 4.0 | * | 3.9 | 3.4 | NS | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pain Interference | −0.0173 | NS | 3.1 | 3.4 | NS | 3.5 | 2.6 | * | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 | *** †|
Short-Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) | −0.0903 | NS | 40.9 | 42.1 | NS | 43.2 | 46.2 | NS | 48.3 | 44.8 | 41.0 | 36.07 | *** |
SF-36 Mental Component Summary (MCS) | 0.0840 | NS | 45.9 | 39.9 | *** †| 41.5 | 46.9 | NS | 46.4 | 45.5 | 38.5 | 41.1 | ** |
EuroQoL 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
EQ-5D Self-Rated Health (SRH) | −0.0295 | NS | 66.7 | 59.6 | ** | 63.8 | 73.1 | NS | 70.0 | 70.1 | 59.7 | 54.6 | *** |
EQ-5D Health State Index (HSI) | −0.0635 | NS | 0.68 | 0.61 | NS | 0.63 | 0.70 | NS | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.52 | *** |