Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 279) of cutaneous leishmaniasis confirmed and non-confirmed patients in the Ecuadorian subtropical Pacific and Amazon regions from January 2019 through June 2021
Characteristic (N missing for variable) | CL confirmeda | CL non-confirmed | Two-sided Pb | All patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 208 (75) | 71 (25) | 279 (100) | |
Male gender (%) | 118 (57) | 43 (61) | 0.57 | 161 (58) |
Age in years (1) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 27.3 ± 19.4 | 30.6 ± 21.4 | 0.23 | 28.1 ± 19.9 |
Range | 0.1—88 | 1.0—75 | 0.1–88.0 | |
Ethnicityc (0) | ||||
Pacific Mestizo (%) | 121 (100)d | 32 (100)d | 153 (100) | |
Amazon Mestizo (%) | 23 (26) | 16 (41) | 0.11 | 39 (31) |
Amazon Kichwa (%) | 26 (28) | 11 (30) | 0.85 | 37 (29) |
Amazon Chicham (%) | 34 (39) | 10 (26) | 0.12 | 44 (44) |
Amazon Other (%) | 4 (5) | 2 (5) | 0.90 | 6 (5) |
Geographic region (0) | ||||
Pacific (%) | 121 (58) | 32 (45) | 0.06 | 153 (55) |
Amazon (%) | 87 (42) | 39 (55) | 0.06 | 126 (45) |
Number of lesions (1) | ||||
1 (%) | 151 (73) | 54 (77) | 0.44 | 205 (74) |
2 (%) | 37 (18) | 8 (11) | 0.17 | 45 (16) |
≥ 3 (%) | 20 (10) | 8 (11) | 0.67 | 28 (10) |
Lesion type (1) | ||||
Ulcer (%) | 135 (89) | 117 (93) | 0.25 | 252 (91) |
Location of the lesions (1) | ||||
Head and face (%) | 41 (20) | 12 (17) | 0.63 | 53 (19) |
Upper limbs (%) | 84 (40) | 15 (21) | < 0.01e | 99 (36) |
Lower limbs (%) | 56 (27) | 30 (43) | 0.02e | 86 (31) |
Trunk (%) | 27 (13) | 13 (19) | 0.28 | 40 (14) |
Health seeking delay (2) | ||||
1–4 weeks (%) | 114 (55) | 35 (50) | 0.46 | 149 (54) |
1–2 months (%) | 42 (20) | 12 (17) | 0.55 | 54 (19) |
≥ 2 months (%) | 51 (25) | 23 (33) | 0.20 | 74 (27) |