Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 54 leprosy patients (2014–2017) with neural pain
From: Clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of neuritis in leprosy
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 33 (61.1) |
Female | 21 (38.9) |
Age | |
Median (IQI) | 44.0 (32.0–61.75) |
Skin colour | |
White | 16 (29.6) |
Black | 11 (20.4) |
Other | 8 (14.8) |
Years of schooling | |
< 8 years | 24 (44.4) |
8–11 years | 13 (24.1) |
> 11 years | 17 (31.5) |
WHO classification | |
PB | 12 (22.2) |
MB | 42 (77.8) |
Number of available limbs with painful area for each patient | |
1 | 13 (24.1) |
2 | 23 (42.6) |
3 | 7 (13.0) |
4 | 11 (20.4) |
Interview response time in minutes (SD) | 3.7 (1.12) |
Time of leprosy onset in years | |
Median (IQI) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) |