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Table 3 Results of the generalized estimating equations (GEE) model predicting PHN during the entire follow-up.

From: Predictors of pain intensity and persistence in a prospective Italian cohort of patients with herpes zoster: relevance of smoking, trauma and antiviral therapy

Variables

OR

(95% CI)

P

Age, ten-year increase

1.01

(1.00/1.02)

0.017

Female gender

0.91

(0.63/1.32)

0.6

Current/former smoking

1.50

(1.02/2.21)

0.039

Intense/very intense pain at presentation

1.85

(1.29/2.65)

0.001

Trauma

2.27

(1.48/3.46)

< 0.001

Surgical intervention

1.40

(0.96/2.02)

0.081

Missed antiviral prescription

1.46

(1.00/2.25)

0.049

Time, one-visit increase

0.73

(0.68/0.78)

< 0.001

  1. OR = Odds Ratio