title: [Herpes zoster incidence in diabetic patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the risk of herpes zoster in people with diabetes mellitus in comparison with the general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using computerized clinical reports form primary health care in Navarre, Spain, we analyzed the incidence of herpes zoster in people aged over 30 years in 2006 by diagnosis of diabetes, and adjusting for age and sex.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 26,793 diabetes patients 409 cases of herpes zoster were diagnosed (15 per 1000). Nineteen point three percent of cases occurred in diabetes patients. Diabetes presented an adjusted relative risk of 2.1 (95% CI 1.9-2.4), and increased to 3.7 (95% CI 2.0-6.8) in the 30-44 year age group. Of the total number of cases of herpes zoster in the population, 7.2% were attributable to diabetes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetes increases the risk of, and has a relevant role in, the incidence of herpes zoster.
authors: Centro de Salud de San Juan, Servicio Navarro de Salud, 31011 Pamplona. paldazhe@cfnavarra.es
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Aldaz
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Díaz
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Loayssa
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Dronda
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Oscáriz
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Castilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment