Table 1 Lifetime prevalence of shingles, by sample characteristics
| Â | Shingles % (95% CI) | p-value^ |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 10.3 (9.3–11.5) | 0.002 |
 Female | 12.6 (11.6–13.7) | |
Age-group | ||
 16–24 | 3.9 (2.6–5.9) | 0.000 |
 25–34 | 5.5 (4.2–7.1) | |
 35–44 | 7.6 (6.1–9.4) | |
 45–54 | 11.2 (9.3–13.3) | |
 55–64 | 14.9 (12.97–17.2) | |
 65–74 | 19.1 (17.0–21.5) | |
 75 +  | 25.9 (23.2–28.7) | |
Ethnicity | ||
 Non-White | 3.8 (2.8–5.2) | 0.000 |
 White | 12.6 (11.8–13.5) | |
 Missing | 8.2 (1.9–29.2) | |
Well-being (WEMWBS score) | ||
 Bottom 15th centile | 12.5 (10.6–12.9) | 0.584 |
 Remainder | 11.4 (10.4–12.4) | |
 Top 15th centile | 12.1 (10.2–14.1) | |
 Missing | 10.5 (8.6–12.9) | |
Household size | ||
 1 | 16.1 (14.3–18.1) | 0.000 |
 2 | 14.1 (12.8–15.5) | |
 3 | 9.1 (7.4–11.1) | |
 4 | 8.2 (6.6–10.1) | |
 5 or more | 6.5 (4.5–9.3) | |
BMIc,d | ||
 Not overweight or obese | 10.4 (9.3–11.7) | 0.143 |
 Overweight | 12.3 (11.1–13.7) |  |
 Obese | 11.8 (10.4–13.4) |  |
 Missing | 13.4 (8.4–20.6) |  |
Area level deprivation quintilesa | ||
 Least deprived | 12.4 (10.9–14.0) | 0.001 |
 Second lowest | 13.1 (11.1–15.6) | |
 Middle | 11.8 (10.2–13.7) | |
 Second highest | 11.8 (10.2–13.7) | |
 Most deprived | 8.3 (7.0–9.0) | |
Physical activity (moderate)e | ||
 No days | 11.5 (10.2–12.9) | 0.006 |
 1–2 days | 9.4 (8.1–10.8) | |
 3–4 days | 11.8 (9.9–14.0) | |
 5–6 days | 11.5 (8.9–14.7) | |
 7 days | 14.2 (12.2–16.5) | |
Smoking status | ||
 Never smoker | 10.1 (9.1–11.2) | 0.000 |
 Ex-regular/Ex-occasional | 14.9 (13.5–16.4) | |
 Current | 10.3 (8.6–12.2) | |
 Missing | 1.9 (0.5–7.5) | |
Alcohol consumptionb | ||
 None | 10.3 (9.2–11.4) | 0.000 |
 ≤ 2 units | 14.4 (12.6–16.4) | |
 > 2 and ≤ 4 units | 10.7 (8.9–12.8) | |
 > 4 and ≤ 8 units | 12.9 (10.8–15.2) | |
 8 + units | 10.4 (8.5–12.7) | |
 Missing | 23.6 (3.6–72.0) | |
Clinical conditions | ||
 Diabetes | 15.1 (12.4–18.2) | 0.015 |
 Respiratory Disease | 17.0 (14.0–20.5) | 0.000 |
 Digestive disorders | 19.3 (15.7–23.5) | 0.000 |
 Genito-urinary disorders | 20.3 (15.1–26.8) | 0.000 |
 Mental health condition | 12.2 (9.3–15.8) | 0.438 |