Table 1 Number of leprosy recurrence per therapeutic scheme (N), sum of person-years at risk of leprosy recurrence (py), incidence rate (N/py), incidence rate ratio (IR/IR) and 95% confidence interval of IRR
From: Underlying mechanisms of leprosy recurrence in the Western Amazon: a retrospective cohort study
Therapeutic scheme | N | Person-Year (py) | Incidence rate (IR) | Incidence rate ratio (IRR) (ref: MDT30+) | 95% CI (IRR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROM | 14 | 60.85 | 0.23 | 3.3a | 2.39, 4.2 |
DDS | 45 | 574.14 | 0.08 | 1.12 | 0.33, 1.92 |
MDT0–9 | 72 | 476.45 | 0.15 | 2.17a | 1.39, 2.94 |
MDT10–19 | 37 | 273.52 | 0.14 | 1.94a | 1.13, 2.75 |
MDT20–29 | 49 | 558.68 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 0.47, 2.05 |
MDT30+ | 7 | 100.31 | 0.07 | 1 | – |