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

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of PHN.

Variable	B	S.E.	Wald	Exp (B)	95% CI
					Lower limit	Upper limit
Age	1.569	1.231	1.625	4.803	0.430	53.626	0.202
Sex	−1.346	1.293	1.084	0.260	0.021	3.280	0.298
The period of initial clinic visit	0.467	0.862	0.293	1.595	0.294	8.650	0.588
Combined disease	−1.057	1.424	0.551	0.348	0.021	5.663	0.458
NRS score	4.103	2.485	2.727	60.532	0.464	7888.792	0.099
Percentage of CD8+	0.472	1.144	0.170	1.604	0.170	15.112	0.680
CD4+/CD8+	−2.160	1.425	2.299	0.115	0.007	1.881	0.129
IL-6	1.597	1.252	1.626	4.937	0.424	57.438	0.202
Galectin-3	2.871	0.940	9.321	17.646	2.795	111.428	0.002

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