Table 1 Distribution of the population of patients and healthy individuals according to clinical forms of leprosy, age, gender and ethnic group
Per se | LL | Borderline | TT | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 408 | N = 21 | N = 302 | N = 60 | N = 413 | ||
Age | (Mean ± SD) | 42.0 ± 16.4 | 45.7 ± 15.2 | 42.8 ± 15.9 | 37.4 ± 16.8 | 42.0 ± 14.5 |
(Median) | 41 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 42 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 250 (61.2) | 17 (80.9) | 194 (64.2) | 25 (41.6) | 249 (60.2) |
Female | 158 (38.7) | 4 (19.0) | 108 (35.7) | 35 (58.3) | 164 (37.7) | |
Ethnic | Caucasian | 146 (35.7) | 8 (38.0) | 115 (38.0) | 14 (23.3) | 137 (28.3) |
Group | Black | 16 (3.92) | 0 (0.0) | 11 ( 3.64) | 3 ( 5.0) | 17 ( 4.11) |
Afro-Brazilian | 246 (60.2) | 13 (61.9) | 176 (58.2) | 43 (71.6) | 259 (62.7) |