Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of subjects included in the study based on International Classification of Disease (ICD) for herpes zoster (HZ) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO).
| Characteristic | HZO (n=1294 subjects) |
HZ (n=16287 subjects) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 60.9 ± 17.1 | 58.5 ± 17.1 |
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| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Female | 772 (59.7%) | 10349 (63.5%) |
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| Race, n (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 944 (73.0%) | 11525 (70.8%) |
| African American | 213 (16.5%) | 2958 (18.2%) |
| Asian | 41 (3.2%) | 565 (3.5%) |
| Other | 14 (1.1%) | 381 (2.3%) |
| Not reported | 82 (6.3%) | 858 (5.3%) |
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| Smoking Status, n (%) | ||
| Current Smoker | 101 (7.8%) | 1231 (7.6%) |
| Non-Smoker | 769 (59.4%) | 9826 (60.3%) |
| Former Smoker | 380 (29.4%) | 4769 (29.3%) |
| Not reported | 44 (3.4%) | 461 (2.8%) |