Table 3.

Proportion of herpes zoster patients with postherpetic neuralgia 90 days after the rash onset by gender and age group.

Age group (years)	Women				Men				Overall
	N	n	%	95% CI	N	n	%	95% CI	N	n	%	95% CI
50–54	28	2	7.14	0.88–3.50	11	1	9.09	0.23–41.28	39	3	7.69	1.62–20.87
55–59	37	3	8.11	1.70–21.91	11	0	0.00	0.00–28.49	48	3	6.25	1.31–17.20
60–64	18	1	5.56	0.14–27.29	20	0	0.00	0.00–16.84	38	1	2.63	0.07–13.81
65–69	50	7	14.00	5.82–26.74	38	2	5.26	0.64–17.75	88	9	10.23	4.78–18.53
70–74	28	2	7.14	0.88–23.50	25	3	12.00	2.55–31.22	53	5	9.43	3.13–20.66
75–79	27	4	14.81	4.19–33.73	18	3	16.67	3.58–41.42	45	7	15.56	6.49–29.46
≥80	49	7	14.29	5.94–27.24	31	5	16.13	5.45–33.73	80	12	15.00	8.00–24.74
≥50	237	26	10.97	7.29–15.66	154	14	9.09	5.06–14.78	391	40	10.23	7.41–13.67

CI = Confidence interval; n = Number of herpes zoster patients of this gender in this age group with postherpetic neuralgia; N = Number of herpes zoster patients of this gender in this age group.