Correlation between Galectin-3 and Early Herpes Zoster Neuralgia and Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Retrospective Clinical Observation

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression analysis affecting HZN.

Variable	B	S.E.	Wald	Exp (B)	95% CI
					Lower limit	Upper limit
Age	0.829	0.755	1.204	2.291	0.521	10.069	0.272
Sex	−0.642	0.710	0.818	0.526	0.131	2.116	0.366
The period of initial clinic visit	−0.0352	0.448	0.617	0.703	0.292	1.692	0.432
Combined disease	0.505	0.881	0.329	1.657	0.295	9.312	0.566
NRS	−0.044	0.839	0.003	0.957	0.185	4.960	0.958
CD8+	2.037	0.816	6.237	7.667	1.550	37.923	0.071
CD4+/CD8+	2.128	0.835	6.500	8.397	1.636	43.109	0.338
IL-6	2.303	0.564	16.685	10.002	3.313	30.196	<0.001
Galectin-3	1.313	0.552	5.667	3.719	1.261	10.966	0.017

NRS, numerical rating score; IL, interleukin; B, standardized coefficient; CI, confidence interval; HZN, herpes zoster neuralgia.