TABLE 4.

Factors influencing viral load in patients with VZV viremia

Variable	Category	Mean viral load log (ln) no.	Sample size (no. of patients)	P value
Age (yr)	≤50	7.341	36	0.352
	>50	7.135	65
Gender	Female	7.062	52	0.170
	Male	7.363	49
Immune status	Competent	7.217	64	0.993
	Compromised	7.186	28
	Inhaled steroids	7.212	9
Rash age (days)	0 to 2	7.117	29	0.867
	3 to 4	7.077	22
	5 to 6	7.314	27
	7 to 8	7.234	14
	>8	7.570	8
Prodromal pain	Yes	7.376	64	0.043a
	No	6.918	37
On antivirals	Yes	7.138	84	0.233
	No	7.553	17
VAS	0	8.033	6	0.256
	1 to 2	7.210	22
	3 to 4	7.171	17
	5 to 6	6.949	20
	7 to 8	7.395	25
	9 to 10	6.857	11
No. of dermatomes	0 to 1	7.235	46	0.863
	>1	7.197	83
Pain at 6 wk	Yes	7.144	47	0.674
	No	7.239	50
Pain at 3 mo	Yes	7.037	29	0.380
	No	7.259	68
Pain at 6 mo	Yes	7.191	20	0.993
	No	7.188	76

^aSignificant at the 5% level.