Table 4 Common comorbidities of herpes zoster in Asia-Pacific patient populations

Korea (Park SY 2004) [26]

Dermatology (1089)

NA

36.5

12.6

7.9

0.6

1.7^a

1.6^c

Korea (Kim YM 2008) [11]

Dermatology (297)

NA

56.2

32.1

17.5

10.4

7.5^a

NA

China (Yuan LL 2014) [339]

Hospitals (2960)

Median 60

22.2

11.7

6.2^b

10.7

Philippines (Jara 2010) [15]

Hospital (221)

Mean 43

28.0

13.6

1.8

8.1

2.7

Japan (Kurokawa 2002) [23]

Hospitals (263)

Mean 59

41.1

9.6

13.7

Thailand (Tunsuriyawong 2005) [154]

Hospital (339)

Mean 59

26.8

4.0

2.5

1.0

India (Abdul Latheef 2011) [12]

Hospital (205)

47% >40

14.6

5.3

9.2

Taiwan (Jih 2009) [137]

National (34380)

33% >60

20.6

2.7

Taiwan (Hu 2013) [166]

Hospital (2306)

24.3

14.8

Taiwan (Wu CY 2010) [142]

National (702932)

1.0

Japan (Kurokawa 2007) [28]

Dermatology (316)

42.1

4.1

6.6

15.2

Median (range)

32.3 (14.6–56.2

13.1 (4.0–32.1

8.8 (2.5–20.6)

6.0 (0.6–14.8)

6.9 (1.7–8.1)

2.7 (1.6–10.7)

Quartile range (IQR)

26.2–41.4 (15.2)

6.2–20.1 (13.8)

6.3–13.2 (6.9)

1.2–12.9 (11.7)

5.1–7.7 (2.6)

2.2–6.7 (4.6)