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. 2021 Jul 11;191(3):1093–1097. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02714-z

Table 2.

Odds ratio for occurrence of HHV with COVID-19 before and after adjustments for co morbidities

Odds ratio 95% Wald confidence limits P value
HSV-1 vs no HSV-1* 5.273 3.541 7.851 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV1 5.185 3.48 7.725 <.0001
Male vs female 0.908 0.795 1.038 0.157
HSV-1 vs no HSV-12 4.487 3.007 6.695 <.0001
Black vs other 3.337 2.788 3.993 <.0001
White vs other 1.271 1.086 1.486 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV-13 4.612 3.095 6.871 <.0001
Age 18–34 vs 0–17 5.85 4.217 8.116 <.0001
Age > 34 vs 0–17 2.936 2.128 4.052 0.0405
HSV-1 vs No HSV-14 1.946 1.283 2.953 0.0017
Respiratory disease vs no respiratory disease 8.635 7.511 9.927 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV-15 3.181 2.174 4.655 <.0001
Endocrine disease vs no endocrine disease 4.264 3.733 4.87 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV-16 1.379 0.758 2.508 0.2919
Obesity vs no obesity 5.705 4.91 6.63 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV-17 3.542 2.269 5.53 <.0001
Diabetes vs no diabetes 3.485 2.887 4.206 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV8 3.77 2.542 5.59 <.0001
Circulatory disease vs no circulatory disease 3.01 2.624 3.453 <.0001
HSV-1 vs no HSV-19 5.101 3.339 7.793 <.0001
Smokers vs never smoked 0.976 0.822 1.158 0.7772
VZV vs no VZV* 5.266 3.105 8.931 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV1 5.2 3.064 8.825 <.0001
Male vs female 0.886 0.776 1.012 0.0756
VZV vs no VZV2 5.476 3.224 9.302 <.0001
Age 18–34 vs 0–17 5.475 3.988 7.517 <.0001
Age > 34 vs 0–17 2.635 1.929 3.6 0.2
VZV vs no VZV3 4.76 2.803 8.084 <.0001
Black vs other 3.679 3.071 4.406 <.0001
White vs other 1.34 1.142 1.572 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV4 1.341 0.694 2.591 0.383
Respiratory disease vs no respiratory disease 8.542 7.436 9.813 <.0001
VZV vs VZV5 2.233 1.286 3.876 0.0043
Endocrine disease vs no endocrine disease 4.247 3.719 4.849 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV6 1.484 0.703 3.13 0.3002
Obesity vs no obesity 5.556 4.778 6.46 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV7 2.336 1.205 4.528 0.012
Diabetes vs no diabetes 3.42 2.827 4.138 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV8 2.851 1.673 4.858 0.0001
Circulatory disease vs no circulatory disease 3.091 2.696 3.544 <.0001
VZV vs no VZV9 2.616 1.506 4.544 0.0006
Neurological disease vs no neurological disease 3.43 2.996 3.928 <.0001

*Raw models that evaluate the association between COVID-19 status with herpes and herpes zoster without adjusting for any covariate

1Adjusts for gender

2Adjusts for race

3Adjusts for age

4Adjusts for respiratory disease

5Adjusts for endocrine disease

6Adjusts for obesity

7Adjusts for diabetes

8Adjusts for circulatory disease

9Adjust for smoking and neurological disease