Risk of Herpes Zoster in Relation to Body Mass Index Among Residents Aged ≥50 Years: The Shozu Herpes Zoster Study

BACKGROUND: The impact of body mass index on incidence of herpes zoster is unclear. This study investigated whether body mass index was associated with a history of herpes zoster and incidence during a 3-year follow-up, using data from a prospective cohort study in Japan. METHODS: In total, 12,311 i...

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Autores principales: Kawahira, Kazuhiro, Imano, Hironori, Yamada, Keiko, Takao, Yukiko, Mori, Yasuko, Asada, Hideo, Okuno, Yoshinobu, Yamanishi, Koichi, Iso, Hiroyasu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9263613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33583935
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20200473

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