Table 1 Demographic information for the different study groups
From: Anti-cytokine autoantibodies in postherpetic neuralgia
Number | Age (mean ± SD) | Gender (M/F) | Immune status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competent | Compromised | On inhaled steroids | ||||
HZa | 115 | 47 ± 18.8 | 54/61 | 94 | 17 | 4 |
PHN | 83 | 61 ± 16.9 | 55/28 | 49 | 27 | 7 |
Healthy controls | 8 | 39 ± 18.0 | 3/5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
CRPS/NP | 50 | 60 ± 8.1 | 27/23 | 50 | ||