Additionally, higher levels of interleukin (IL)-10 (95%CI = 0.973-0.998, <i>p</i> = 0.019) and IL-12p70 (95%CI = 0.973-0.997, <i>p</i> = 0.013) were associated with a lower risk of postherpetic neuralgia. Here, IL10 is linked to postherpetic neuralgia.