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Table 1 Main baseline characteristics of patients (70+) included in the ARIZONA study

From: ARIZONA study: is the risk of post-herpetic neuralgia and its burden increased in the most elderly patients?

Age (years)

70-74 (N = 220)

75-79 (N = 163)

80-84 (N = 137)

85+ (N = 89)

p- value

Sex (female): %

60.9

61.3

61.0

76.1

0.062

BMI (kg/m 2 ): mean (SD)

26.6 (4.8)

26.6 (4.6)

24.9 (4.0)

25.4 (4.4)

0.001

Comorbidity: %

72.8

78.4

81.5

78.7

0.261

 Cardiovascular disease

63.3

73.2

80.9

78.6

0.008

 Diabetes

13.3

17.3

4.5

11.4

0.324

 Cancer

8.2

11.0

8.6

11.0

0.263

 Chronic pulmonary disease

10.1

12.6

10.9

14.3

0.801

 Other chronic disease

33.5

24.4

28.2

25.7

0.351

Previous history of VZV disease: %

 Known history of varicella

51.1

48.1

41.6

45.5

0.642

 Known history of Herpes zoster

20.5

17.9

16.1

11.2

 

If history of VZV disease: %

    

0.663

  ≥12 and <24 months

9.3

10.3

4.5

0.0

 

  >24 months

90.7

89.7

92.5

100.0

 

Familial status: %

    

<0.001

 Married or partner

67.9

63.4

45.5

32.4

 

 Widowed

21.2

26.1

43.0

59.5

 

 Divorced or separated

6.2

7.0

5.0

2.7

 

 Single

4.7

3.5

6.6

5.4

 

Living conditions: %

    

<0.001

 At home or with close relatives

96.9

97.9

91.7

82.7

 

 In a community

3.1

2.1

8.3

17.3

 
  1. BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation; VZV = varicella zoster virus.