Skip to main content

Table 3 Burden of herpes zoster and herpes zoster-related pain at baseline in each age-group

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

Age group (years)

70-74 (N = 220)

75-79 (N = 163)

80-84 (N = 137)

≥85 (N = 89)

p-value

ZBPI score: mean (SD)

     

 Interference score*

3.2 (2.3)

3.1 (2.4)

3.5 (2.3)

3.6 (2.7)

0.582

SF-12

     

 PCS score: mean (SD)

42.7 (8.9)

41.8 (9.4)

37.9 (10.0)

34.2 (8.9)

<0.001

 Physical functioning

57.9 (35.3)

53.8 (34.9)

40.7 (34.2)

26.6 (33.6)

<0.001

 Vitality

36.6 (25.7)

33.5 (23.0)

28.8 (23.5)

25.4 (23.0)

0.004

 MCS score: mean (SD)

41.1 (10.2)

38.7 (11.5)

39.6 (10.9)

41.0 (9.8)

0.413

HADS: mean (SD)

     

 Depression score

6.3 (4.0)

7.9 (4.4)

8.1 (5.2)

9.8 (4.9)

0.001

 Anxiety score

6.9 (4.2)

7.9 (4.1)

7.3 (4.6)

7.1 (4.3)

0.237

  1. HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MCS = Mental component summary; PCS = Physical component summary; SD = Standard deviation; SF-12 = 12-item Short-Form health survey; ZBPI = Zoster Brief Pain Inventory.
  2. *From 0, no interference to 10, maximal interference.
  3. Scores < 50 indicates health-related quality of life (HRQoL)impairment.
  4. Scores > 8 indicate probable anxiety or depression.