The synergistic effect of insomnia and depression on risk of herpes zoster

• Published in: Journal of neurovirology Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 115 - 121
• Main Authors: Wu, Hsueh-Ching, Lin, Chia-Ling, Chung, Chi-Hsiang, Chien, Wu-Chien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Case-Control Studies; Depression - complications; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Herpes Zoster - complications; Herpes Zoster - epidemiology; Herpes Zoster - virology; Humans; Immunology; Incidence; Infectious Diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neurosciences; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology; Taiwan - epidemiology; Virology; Taiwan; Depression; Herpes zoster; Insomnia; Retrospective cohort study

Sleep problems was associated with increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ). This study examined subjects with insomnia or a combination of insomnia and depression and their risk of HZ. This retrospective cohort study included a total of 47,256 participants, with a control comprising 31,504 age- and se...