• Shih-Wei Lai, Chiu-Shong Liu, Yu-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Li Lin, Bing-Fang Hwang, and Kuan-Fu Liao.
• Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Apr 23; 100 (16): e25292e25292.

AbstractThe research has correlated the risk factors of herpes zoster with some chronic diseases. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the incidence of herpes zoster in patients with diabetes mellitus.We conducted a literature search using Web of Science and PubMed for articles published from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2019. The incidence rate ratio and 95% confidence interval for herpes zoster associated with diabetes mellitus was calculated.We included 5 cohort studies for a meta-analysis. The pooled incidences of herpes zoster in patients with diabetes mellitus and in patients without diabetes mellitus were 7.22 and 4.12 per 1000 person-years. The overall risk of developing herpes zoster was significantly higher in patients with diabetes mellitus when compared to those with no diabetes mellitus (incidence rate ratio = 1.60, 95% confidence interval = 1.33-1.93).Patients with diabetes mellitus are substantially at increased risk for the development of herpes zoster. Patients with diabetes mellitus should take into consideration the vaccination to prevent herpes zoster.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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