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Table 4 Differences of NDO-LID antibodies according to armadillo meat intake, BCG re-vaccination, and time of exposure

From: Social and environmental conditions related to Mycobacterium leprae infection in children and adolescents from three leprosy endemic regions of Colombia

Variable

N (%)

Anti-NDO-LID protein A

Anti-NDO-LID IgM

Anti- NDO-LID IgG

(+)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

(+)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

(+)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Armadillo meat intake

14 (17)

9 (64)

12.6 (3.3–47)

< 0.0001

11 (79)

17.6 (4.2–74)

< 0.0001

3 (21)

5.5 (0.9–31)

0.79

Non armadillo meat intake

64 (78)

8 (12)

  

11 (17)

  

3 (5)

  

BCG re-vaccination

54 (66)

9 (17)

0.2 (0.059–0.67)

0.002

12 (22)

0.22 (−0.07–0.72)

0.008

3 (6)

0.25 (0.046–1.4)

0.118

No BCG re-vaccination

16 (19)

8 (50)

  

9 (56)

  

3 (19)

  

Time of exposure < 10 years

45 (55)

6 (13)

1.6 (1.02–2.56)

0.068

8 (18)

1.6 (1.05–2.6)

0.041

1 (2)

1.9 (1.2–3)

0.086

Time of exposure > 10 years

37 (45)

11 (30)

  

14 (38)

  

5 (14)

  
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, (+) positive for the presence of anti-NDO-LID antibodies