Table 1 Baseline characteristics of leprosy patients and healthy controls
From: Circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) correlate with disease status in leprosy
Characteristics | HC | NR BT | NR BL | R BL | NR LL | R LL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individuals (n) | 21 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 03 | 07 | 11 | 14 | 05 | 13 |
Female | 18 | 06 | 08 | 11 | 13 | 05 |
Age (median) | 36.9 | 35.8 | 42.7 | 39.4 | 37.1 | 37.2 |
(min-max) | (19-63) | (22-65) | (19-64) | (18-68) | (20-62) | (21-65) |
Bacilloscopic Index | ||||||
(median) | - | 0.08 | 1.78 | 1.89 | 4.0 | 4.7 |