Table 3 Characteristics of the study population (N = 279) of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in the Ecuadorian subtropical Pacific and Amazon regions from January 2019 through June 2021

Characteristics (N missing for variable)

N (%)

153 (55)

126 (45)

Males (%)

80 (52)

81 (64)

0.04^b

Age quartiles (1)

 0–12 (%)

47 (31)

24 (19)

0.02^b

 13–22 (%)

37 (24)

30 (24)

0.92

 23–39 (%)

40 (26)

31 (25)

0.74

 40–88 (%)

28 (18)

41 (33)

 < 0.01^b

Ethnicity^c (0)

 Mestizo (%)

153 (100)

39 (31)

0.00^b

 Kichwa (%)

0 (0)

37 (29)

 < 0.01^b

 Chicham (%)

0 (0)

44 (35)

 < 0.01^b

 Other (%)

0 (0)

6 (5)

0.01^b

Clinical presentation (1)

 Mean number of lesions (range)

1.5 (1–8)

1.6 (1–10)

0.36

 Lesion type: ulcer (%)

135 (89)

117 (93)

0.24

Location of lesions (1)

 Head and face (%)

37 (24)

16 (13)

0.01^b

 Upper limbs (%)

55 (36)

44 (35)

0.83

 Lower limbs (%)

42 (28)

44 (35)

0.19

 Trunk (%)

18 (12)

22 (18)

0.18

Health seeking delay (2)

 1–4 weeks (%)

101 (66)

48 (38)

 < 0.01^b

 1–2 months (%)

26 (17)

28 (22)

0.27

 ≥ 2 months (%)

25 (16)

49 (39)

 < 0.01^b