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Table 3 ZBPI worst pain scores and EQ-5D scores over the first 3 months for HZ patients according to their developing PHN or not

From: Impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on the quality of life of Germans aged 50 or above

Day

HZ only (no PHN)

PHN

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

ZBPI ‘worst pain’ score

0

394

4.9

2.8

50

6.7

2.2

15

396

3.6

2.7

51

6.5

2.0

30

417

2.1

2.6

56

5.7

2.4

60

410

0.7

1.7

54

4.9

2.1

90

393

0.1

0.8

58

4.4

1.5

EQ-5D score

0

388

0.760

0.251

49

0.614

0.328

15

398

0.811

0.231

53

0.608

0.293

30

414

0.892

0.153

55

0.654

0.273

60

404

0.941

0.122

56

0.782

0.196

90

398

0.960

0.109

57

0.825

0.136

  1. Note: The means presented in the table are the basic means of the observed data (not corrected by the least square model)
  2. N number of evaluable questionnaires, EQ-5D EuroQoL five-dimension scale, ZBPI zoster brief pain inventory, HZ herpes zoster, PHN postherpetic neuralgia, SD standard deviation