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Table 4 Mean Skindex-29 scores of the study population (N = 279) of patients with suspected localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Ecuadorian subtropical Pacific and Amazon regions from January 2019 through June 2021

From: Quality of life of cutaneous leishmaniasis suspected patients in the Ecuadorian Pacific and Amazon regions: a cross sectional study

Skindex-29 dimension: characteristic (N missing for variable)

Emotions (SE)

Symptoms (SE)

Functioning (SE)

Total (SE)

Gender (0)

    

 Male (n = 161)

43.1 (2.1)

46.9 (2.0)

32.5 (2.3)

39.6 (2.0)

 Female (n = 118)

39.5 (2.2)

45.9 (2.4)

26.4 (2.4)

35.6 (2.1)

 P-valuea

0.25

0.77

0.08

0.18

Age quartiles (1)

    

 0–12 (n = 71)b

40.2 (3.2)

45.7 (3.4)

24.5 (3.1)

35.0 (2.9)

 13–22 (n = 67)

39.5 (2.9)

42.4 (2.7)

25.9 (3.0)

34.6 (2.5)

 23–39 (n = 71)

41.2 (3.3)

45.4 (3.2)

30.9 (3.7)

37.9 (3.2)

 40–88 (n = 71)

44.7 (2.8)

51.8 (2.9)

37.5 (3.4)c

43.5 (2.8)

 P-valuea

0.63

0.19

0.03d

0.12

Pacific vs Amazone (0)

    

 Pacific Mestizo (n = 153)b

32.0 (1.8)

38.6 (2.1)

17.8 (1.8)

27.7 (1.7)

 Amazon Mestizo (n = 39)

46.4 (4.0)c

52.8 (3.8)c

34.0 (4.4)c

42.8 (3.8)c

 Amazon Chicham (n = 44)

55.0 (3.3)c

57.6 (3.7)c

47.8 (3.7)c

52.7 (3.2)c

 Amazon Kichwa (n = 37)

58.3 (3.9)c

58.2 (3.6)c

50.8 (4.3)c

55.2 (3.5)c

 Amazon Other (n = 6)

52.9 (13.7)

50.6 (9.6)c

51.0 (15.9)

51.6 (13.2)

 P-valuea

 < 0.01d

 < 0.01d

 < 0.01d

 < 0.01d

 Mean difference Pacific vs Amazon

21.3 (2.8)

17.4 (2.9)

26.8 (3.0)

22.6 (2.6)

 95% Confidence Intervala of difference

15.7—26.8

11.6—23.2

20.8—32.8

17.5—27.7

Number of lesions (0)

    

 1 lesion (n = 205)

40.5 (1.8)

45.5 (1.8)

29.0 (2.0)

37.0 (1.7)

 > 1 lesion (n = 74)

44.4 (2.9)

49.1 (3.0)

32.2 (3.2)

40.5 (2.8)

 P-valuea

0.27

0.31

0.41

0.29

Lesion type (1)

    

 Ulcer (n = 252)

42.2 (1.6)

47.3 (1.6)

30.7 (1.7)

38.7 (1.5)

 Non-ulcer (n = 26)

33.5 (6.0)

37.1 (5.7)

20.3 (6.0)

28.9 (5.6)

 P-valuea

0.10

0.06

0.07

0.05d

Location of the lesion (1)

    

 Head and face (n = 53)

41.2 (3.8)

45.8 (4.0)

28.3 (4.2)

37.0 (3.7)

 Upper limbs (n = 99)

40.6 (2.5)

42.2 (2.5)

25.9 (2.5)

34.9 (2.2)

 Lower Limbs (n = 86)

41.4 (2.7)

48.7 (2.6)

30.7 (3.0)

38.7 (2.6)

 Trunk (n = 40)

43.6 (3.9)

52.1 (4.4)

38.9 (4.9)

43.7 (4.0)

 P-valuea

0.57

0.11

0.05d

0.12

Health seeking delay (2)

    

 1–4 weeks (n = 149)b

37.4 (2.1)

43.6 (2.1)

25.5 (2.2)

34.0 (1.9)

 1–2 months (n = 54)

46.9 (3.2)c

50.1 (3.7)

32.4 (3.6)

41.7 (3.2)

 ≥ 2 months (n = 74)

45.7 (2.9)

49.5 (3.0)

36.5 (3.5)c

42.8 (2.9)c

 P-valuea

0.02d

0.14

0.02d

0.02d

  1. SE Standard Error
  2. aWith Oneway ANOVA or independent samples T test
  3. bReference category
  4. cStatistically significant difference on the Post-Hoc test compared to the reference category
  5. dStatistically significant
  6. eKichwa (Amazon Kichwa, Andwa, and Zapara) and Chicham (Shuar, Achuar, and Shiwiar) are linguistic groups