Table 3 Demographics and baseline characteristics by treatment group¹.

Gender (male/female)

9/3

9/2

1.0^a

Age, years

58.5 (19.2)

53.3 (15.2)

.42^b

Most common clinical form (%)

LL^# (92%)

LL^# (73%)

.31^a

Years since leprosy diagnostic

38.4 (16.0)

39.1 (15.7)

.91^b

Years free of M. leprae

14.2 (5.6)

14.3 (3.9)

.97^b

Ulcers duration (months)

71.7 (82.2)

123.3 (159.6)

.28^b

Ulcers area

5.3 (9.2)

4.2 (5.9)

.70^b

Ulcers depth

6.3 (5.4)

6.2 (5.1)

.96^b

PUSH score

9.7 (3.4)

9.6 (3.3)

.96^c

Adapted footwear usage

5 subjects

4 subjects

1.0^a