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Table 4 Comparasion of the clinical characteristics of the index leprosy cases located and not located

From: Factors associated with anti-phenolic glycolipid-I seropositivity among the household contacts of leprosy cases

Variable

Leprosy cases located

Leprosy cases not located

P value*

n

%

n

%

Operational classification

     

 Paucibacillary

72

47,7

79

44,6

0,581

 Multibacillary

79

52,3

98

55,4

 

Clinical form

     

 Indeterminate

48

31,8

54

30,5

0,732

 Tuberculoid

25

16,6

24

13,6

 

 Borderline

52

34,4

13

34,5

 

 Virchownian

26

17,2

38

21,5

 

Slit skin smear status

     

 Negative

23

17,3

15

9,7

0,115

 Positive

16

12,0

15

9,7

 

Degree of disability at diagnosis

     

 Degree 0

81

54,0

99

55,9

0,555

 Degree 1

58

38,7

70

39,5

 

 Degree 2

11

7,3

8

4,5

 

Number of lesions

     

 ≤ 5

112

74,2

120

68,6

0,226

 > 5

39

25,8

55

31,4

 
  1. *Chi-square test. The comparison was not made for the variables number of damaged nerves and bacterial index because many leprosy cases do not have this information in the notification form or in the patient chart
  2. PR Prevalence ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval
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