Table 2 Mean Skindex-29 scores of patients (N = 279) suspected of having cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Ecuadorian subtropical Pacific and Amazon regions from January 2019 through June 2021

Pacific

 Confirmed leishmaniasis (n = 121)

31.7 (2.0)

37.9 (2.3)

17.4 (2.0)

27.3 (1.8)

 Non-confirmed leishmaniasis (n = 32)

33.0 (4.3)

41.2 (4.9)

19.1 (4.5)

29.2 (4.2)

 Two-sided P^a

0.78

0.52

0.71

0.64

Amazon

 Confirmed leishmaniasis (n = 87)

50.8 (2.5)

53.3 (2.3)

41.8 (2.8)

47.7 (2.3)

 Non-confirmed leishmaniasis (n = 39)

58.5 (4.1)

61.9 (4.1)

50.7 (4.7)

56.1 (4.0)

Two-sided P^a

0.10

0.06

0.09

0.06