ArticleBMC infectious diseases2022
Prevalence of and factors associated with herpes zoster in England: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health Survey for England.
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- Predictors of Severe Herpes Zoster: Contributions of Immunosenescence, Metabolic Risk, and Lifestyle Behaviors.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Herpes zoster burden in a private healthcare setting of Argentina.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Incidence and clinical profile of herpes zoster in primary care in Bahrain - A cross-sectional study.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Varicella-zoster Virus Infections in Patients with Hospital-diagnosed Atopic Dermatitis.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Article
- The Incidence of Herpes Zoster Complications: A Systematic Literature Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2024Review
- Health-seeking behaviors and determinants among herpes zoster patients in South Wollo public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Effect of Korean Medicine Treatment on Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Retrospective Chart Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The relationship between pain duration characteristics and pain intensity in herpes zoster-related pain: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Herpes zoster vaccine awareness and acceptance among adults in Saudi Arabia: a survey-based cross-sectional study.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHerpes zoster (commonly called shingles) is caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, and results in substantial morbidity. While the risk of zoster increases significantly with age and immunosuppression, relatively little is known about other risk factors for zoster. Moreover, much evidence to date stems from electronic healthcare or administrative data. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore potential risk factors for herpes zoster using survey data from a nationally-representative sample of the general community-dwelling population in England.
methodsData were extracted from the 2015 Health Survey for England, an annual cross-sectional representative survey of households in England. The lifetime prevalence of self-reported herpes zoster was described by age, gender and other socio-demographic factors, health behaviours (physical activity levels, body mass index, smoking status and alcohol consumption) and clinical conditions, including; diabetes, respiratory, digestive and genito-urinary system and mental health disorders. Logistic regression models were then used to identify possible factors associated with shingles, and results were presented as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.
resultsThe lifetime prevalence of shingles among the sample was 11.5% (12.6% among women, 10.3% among men), which increased with age. After adjusting for a range of covariates, increased age, female gender (odds ratio: 1.21; 95%CI: 1.03, 1.43), White ethnic backgrounds (odds ratio: 2.00; 95%CI: 1.40, 2.88), moderate physical activity 7 days per week (odds ratio: 1.29; 95%CI: 1.01, 1.66) and digestive disorders (odds ratio: 1.51; 95%CI: 1.13, 1.51) were each associated with increased odds of having had herpes zoster.
conclusionsAge, gender, ethnicity and digestive disorders may be risk factors for herpes zoster among a nationally representative sample of adults in England. These potential risk factors and possible mechanisms should be further explored using longitudinal studies.
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