Serum Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Herpes Zoster Patients and Their Association with Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Prospective Study

30 October 2023 : Clinical Research

Jing Gu^1ABEF, Yanrong Yuan^1BD, Jun Wang^1CF, Huili Liu^1BD, Zuyong Zhang^1G*, Yongxing Yan^1CD

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941878

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941878

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Table 3 Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis of complicate PHN in patients with shingles.

Variable	β value	SE value	Wald	OR value	95% CI	P value
Age	0.112	0.026	18.166	1.118	1.062–1.177	0.000
VAS scores	0.354	0.202	3.050	1.424	0.958–2.118	0.081
TNF-α	−0.169	0.096	3.078	0.844	0.699–1.020	0.079
IL-10	0.613	0.255	5.762	1.847	1.119–3.047	0.016
IL-8	0.007	0.014	0.242	1.007	0.980–1.034	0.623
IL-6	0.048	0.039	1.522	1.049	0.972–1.131	0.217
IL-1β	−0.126	0.105	1.442	0.881	0.717–1.083	0.230
Wald – Chi-square value.

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