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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Increased risk of lymphoid malignancy in patients with herpes zoster: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national cohort

Characteristics

Herpes zoster (n, %)

Reference (n, %)

P-value*

Age (years)

  

1.000

 20–24

1818 (3.1)

7272 (3.1)

 

 25–29

2790 (4.7)

11,160 (4.7)

 

 30–34

3409 (5.7)

13,636 (5.7)

 

 35–39

3889 (6.5)

15,556 (6.5)

 

 40–44

4623 (7.8)

18,492 (7.8)

 

 45–49

6189 (10.4)

24,756 (10.4)

 

 50–54

7964 (13.4)

31,856 (13.4)

 

 55–59

7239 (12.2)

28,956 (12.2)

 

 60–64

6273 (10.5)

25,092 (10.5)

 

 65–69

5783 (9.7)

23,132 (9.7)

 

 70–74

4611 (7.8)

18,444 (7.8)

 

 75–79

2798 (4.7)

11,192 (4.7)

 

 80–84

1381 (2.3)

5524 (2.3)

 

 85+

728 (1.2)

2912 (1.2)

 

Sex

  

1.000

 Male

23,677 (39.8)

94,708 (39.8)

 

 Female

35,818 (60.2)

143,272 (60.2)

 

Income

  

1.000

 1 (lowest)

9048 (15.2)

36,192 (15.2)

 

 2

8306 (14.0)

33,224 (14.0)

 

 3

9840 (16.5)

39,360 (16.5)

 

 4

13,072 (22.0)

52,288 (22.0)

 

 5 (highest)

19,229 (32.3)

76,916 (32.3)

 

Region of residence

  

1.000

 Urban

28,342 (47.6)

113,368 (47.6)

 

 Rural

31,153 (52.4)

124,612 (52.4)

 

CCI score

  

< 0.001*

 0

21,182 (35.6)

100,129 (42.1)

 

 1

5942 (10.0)

24,823 (10.4)

 

 2

8187 (13.8)

30,511 (12.8)

 

 3

7804 (13.1)

27,512 (11.6)

 

  ≥ 4

16,380 (27.5)

55,005 (23.1)

 

Lymphoid neoplasm

90 (0.15)

212 (0.08)

< 0.001*

  1. *Chi-square test; a P-value < 0.05 indicates significance
  2. †CCI score was calculated without considering malignancies, including leukemia/lymphoma and metastatic solid tumors
  3. CCI Charlson comorbidity index