Meta-Regression of Herpes Zoster Incidence Worldwide.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many studies have been conducted worldwide to estimate herpes zoster (HZ) incidence rates. We synthesized studies of HZ incidence rates in the general population using meta-analysis models.

Methods

A random effects meta-analysis was conducted to estimate HZ incidence from a published worldwide systematic literature review (SLR) including only individuals aged 50 years and older. Meta-regression was used to explore whether variability in incidence rates could be explained by a combination of study-specific characteristics including age, gender, continent and year of study data. The impact of adding additional covariates-case detection method (general practitioner surveillance, healthcare database, sentinel network, etc.), case definition (medical record-based, se

SUBMITTER: Curran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8650523 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature