Herpes zoster associated with stroke incidence in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a nested case–control study

Table 3 Odds ratios for stroke risk of the duration of concurrent HIV and HZ infection

Duration of concurrent HZ infection	Non-stroke cases	Stroke cases	OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR^a (95% CI)	p-value
≤ 3 months	110	15	1.00 (Reference)		1.00 (Reference)
> 3 and ≤ 6 months	88	9	1.08 (0.54,2.15)	0.58	1.45 (0.71,2.97)	0.97
> 6 months	360	59	1.73 (1.29,2.31)	0.02	2.04 (1.49,2.78)	0.03

HZ Herpes zoster, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
^aOdds ratios were calculated from the logistic regression model adjusted for age, sex, area of residence, monthly income, comorbidity, and highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen (NNRTIs, NRTIs, PIs)

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