Table 2.

Odds ratios and adjusted odds ratios of various sociodemographic factors and comorbid conditions for herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

	Odds ratioa (95% CI)	P-value	Adjusted odds ratiob (95% CI)	P-value
Sociodemographic factors
Income
<NT$ 30,000	1.00		1.00
NT$ 30,000–60,000	1.15 (1.12–1.18)	<0.0001	1.19 (1.15–1.22)	<0.0001
NT$ 60,000–90,000	1.32 (1.25–1.40)	<0.0001	1.39 (1.31–1.47)	<0.0001
NT$ 90,000–120,000	1.49 (1.32–1.68)	<0.0001	1.59 (1.41–1.79)	<0.0001
>NT$ 120,000	1.74 (1.53–1.98)	<0.0001	1.87 (1.64–2.13)	<0.0001
Geographical region of Taiwan
Northern	1.23 (1.14–1.33)	<0.0001	0.86 (0.79–0.94)	0.0005
Central	1.20 (1.10–1.30)	<0.0001	1.00 (0.92–1.09)	0.9924
Southern	1.54 (1.43–1.67)	<0.0001	1.21 (1.11–1.31)	<0.0001
Eastern	1.00		1.00
Residential city status
Metropolis	0.81 (0.77–0.85)	<0.0001	0.84 (0.80–0.88)	<0.0001
Satellite	0.74 (0.71–0.76)	<0.0001	0.67 (0.65–0.70)	<0.0001
Rural	1.00		1.00
Occupation
Public servant	1.05 (1.02–1.08)	0.0025	0.96 (0.93–0.99)	0.0058
Farmer	0.89 (0.85–0.92)	<0.0001	0.97 (0.93–1.01)	0.1750
Fisherman	1.58 (1.45–1.72)	<0.0001	1.59 (1.16–1.74)	<0.0001
Others	1.00		1.00.
Comorbid conditions
Hypertension	1.21 (1.17–1.25)	<0.0001	1.10 (1.06–1.14)	<0.0001
Diabetes mellitus	1.16 (1.12–1.21)	<0.0001	1.04 (1.00–1.08)	0.0489
Hyperlipidaemia	1.30 (1.25–1.35)	<0.0001	1.20 (1.16–1.25)	<0.0001
Congestive heart failure	1.23 (1.13–1.34)	<0.0001	1.09 (1.00–1.19)	0.0536
Coronary artery disease	1.35 (1.29–1.41)	<0.0001	1.24 (1.18–1.30)	<0.0001
Chronic renal disease	1.56 (1.45–1.67)	<0.0001	1.44 (1.34–1.55)	<0.0001
Human immunodeficiency virus infection	6.10 (3.84–9.67)	<0.0001	6.44 (4.05–10.25)	<0.0001
Organ transplants	1.40 (0.72–2.72)	0.3196	1.33 (0.68–2.61)	0.4096

^{aOdds ratios were obtained from univariate logistic regression analyses; bAdjusted odds ratios were calculated from a multivariable logistic regression model that was conditioned on age group, sex, and year of index date.}

NT$, New Taiwan dollars; CI, confidence interval.