Table 1 Baseline patient demographic and clinical characteristics
Characteristic | Â |
|---|---|
N | 772 |
Age, mean (SD) | 58.4 (4.1) |
Female, n (%) | 478 (62.0) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
 American Indian/Native Alaskan | 7 (0.9) |
 Asian/Pacific Islander | 18 (2.3) |
 Black or African American | 30 (3.9) |
 White | 700 (90.9) |
 Other | 21 (2.7) |
 Hispanic/Latino | 35 (4.6) |
Married/Living with Partner, n (%) | 606 (78.5) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
 Full-time employment | 536 (69.9) |
 Part-time employment | 53 (6.9) |
 Not employed/working for pay | 28 (3.7) |
 Retired | 98 (12.8) |
 Homemaker | 52 (6.8) |
Income, n (%) | |
 Less than $25,000 | 36 (4.9) |
 $25,000 - $49,999 | 122 (16.7) |
 $50,000 - $74,999 | 167 (22.8) |
 $75,000 - $99,999 | 115 (15.7) |
 More than $100,000 | 292 (39.9) |
Any claims-based evidence of HZ treatment | 551 (71.4) |
 Acyclovir | 156 (20.2) |
 Famciclovir | 44 (5.7) |
 Valacyclvir | 370 (47.9) |
Identification diagnosis code (ICD-9-CM), n (%) | |
 053.0; Herpes zoster with meningitis | 4 (0.5) |
 053.1×; Herpes zoster with nervous system complications | 247 (32.0) |
 053.2×; Herpes zoster with eye complications | 178 (23.1) |
 053.7×; Herpes zoster with ear complications | 14 (1.8) |
 053.71; Otitis externa due to herpes zoster | 2 (0.3) |
 053.79; Other specified herpes zoster complications | 12 (1.6) |
 053.8; Unspecified herpes zoster complication | 9 (1.2) |
 053.9; Herpes zoster without mention of complication | 572 (74.1) |