| Intention to treat (ITT) evaluation | Test | ||||
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 | Group I | Group II | Group III | Total | p-value |  |
Male | 14 | 12 | 15 | 41 | Â | Pearson Chi-Square |
Female | 10 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 0.446* | Test (Exact-Sig.) |
Age (95% CI) | 26 (19-33) | 28 (23-33) | 32 (25-38) | 29 (25-32) | 0.252* | Kruskal-Wallis Test |
Lesion age (95% CI) | 9 (7-10) | 9 (8-11) | 7 (6-8) | 8 (7-9) | 0.187* | Kruskal-Wallis Test |
Lesion size (95% CI) | 3.6 (2.3-4.9) | 2.3 (1.7-3.0) | 2.7 (1.8-3.6) | 2.8 (2.3-3.4) | 0.204* | Kruskal-Wallis Test |
Parasite species | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L. major | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | Â | Â |
L. tropica | 5 | 14 | 11 | 30 | Â | Pearson Chi-Square |
Not determined | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 0.614* | Test (Exact-Sig.) |
Lesion location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Head | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Â | Â |
Trunc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Â | Â |
Upper extr. | 12 | 19 | 16 | 47 | Â | Pearson Chi-Square |
Lower extr. | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0.799* | Test (Exact-Sig.) |
Parasite load according to Giemsa staining | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low (+) | 13 | 16 | 11 | 40 | Â | Â |
Moderate (++) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 | Â | Â |
High (+++) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Â | Pearson Chi-Square |
Not determined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.534* | Test (Exact-Sig.) |
Biopsy prior to treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Evaluable | 17 | 23 | 22 | 62 | Â | Pearson Chi-Square |
Not evaluable | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0.800* | Test (Exact-Sig.) |
Parasite load/g tissue (SEM) | 2.773 (1.554)x106 | 3.430 (1.736)x106 | 2.368 (1.526)x106 | 2.889 (0.932)x106 | 0.691* | Kruskal-Wallis Test |