ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2018
Mood Disorders and Risk of Herpes Zoster in 2 Population-Based Case-Control Studies in Denmark and the United Kingdom.
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- Risk factors for herpes zoster infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis unveiling common trends and heterogeneity patterns.Infection · 2024Pooled it
- The Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Depressive Disorders: A German Claims Database Analysis.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2025Article
- Herpes Zoster: Risk Factors for Occurrence, Complications, and Recurrence with a Focus on Immunocompromised Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- No Evidence for a Causal Association Between Depression and Herpes Zoster or Post-Herpetic Neuralgia: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Health-seeking behaviors and determinants among herpes zoster patients in South Wollo public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Agricultural Pesticides and Shingles Risk in a Prospective Cohort of Licensed Pesticide Applicators.Environmental health perspectives · 2021Article
- Perceived psychological stress and risk of herpes zoster: a nationwide population-based cohort study.The British journal of dermatology · 2021Article
- Burden of Herpes Zoster in Adult Patients with Underlying Conditions: Analysis of German Claims Data, 2007-2018.Dermatology and therapy · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for Herpes Zoster Infection: A Meta-Analysis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2020Review
- Higher risk of herpes zoster in stroke patients.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
We examined the association between mood disorders and risk of herpes zoster in two case-control studies using data from nationwide Danish registries and practices in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. We included incident zoster cases diagnosed in general practice (using systemic antivirals as a proxy in Denmark) or hospital during 1997-2013 in Denmark (n = 190,671) and during 2000-2013 in the United Kingdom (n = 177,361). We risk-set sampled 4 matched population controls per case. Conditional logistic regression analyses adjusting for zoster risk factors showed that the odds ratios for previous mood disorder among cases versus controls were 1.15 (99% confidence interval (CI): 1.12, 1.19; prevalence 7.1% vs. 6.0%) in Denmark and 1.12 (99% CI: 1.11, 1.14; prevalence 31.6% vs. 29.2%) in the United Kingdom. In Denmark, odds ratios were higher for anxiety (1.23; 99% CI: 1.17, 1.30) and severe stress and adjustment disorder (1.24; 99% CI: 1.18, 1.30) than for depression (1.11; 99% CI: 1.07, 1.14). In the United Kingdom, odds ratios for these conditions were similar: 1.12 (99% CI: 1.10, 1.13), 1.12 (99% CI: 1.10, 1.14), and 1.14 (99% CI: 1.10, 1.19) for depression, anxiety, and severe stress and adjustment disorder, respectively. In conclusion, mood disorders were associated with an increased risk of zoster.
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