Table 1 Clinical characteristics and species determination in 245 cutaneous leishmaniasis patients from the Pacific and Amazon regions
Patient characteristic (N missing for variable) | Pacific | Amazon | Two-sided Pa | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Patients (%) | 154 (63) | 91 (37) | Â | 245 (100) |
General characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean age in years (SD) | 22.4 (17.4) | 30.8 (20.4) | < 0.01b | 25.5 (19.0) |
Males (%) | 83 (54) | 57 (63) | 0.18 | 140 (57) |
Mestizo (%) | 154 (100) | 25 (27) | Â | 179 (73) |
Amazon Amerindian (%) | 0 (0) | 66 (73) | < 0.01b | 66 (27) |
Median altitude of place of infection in hectometers (IQR) | 5.5 (5.0) | 3.8 (3.2) | 0.03b | 4.6 (4.6) |
Clinical presentation (1) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Median health-seeking delay in months (IQR) | 1.0 (1.5) | 2.0 (3.0) | < 0.01b | 1.0 (1.5) |
Lesion type: ulcer (%) | 143 (93) | 87 (96) | 0.39 | 230 (94) |
Median number of lesions (IQR) | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | 0.48 | 1 (1) |
Body location of the lesion c | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Head and neck (%) | 45 (27) | 10 (10) | < 0.01b | 55 (21) |
Trunk (%) | 18 (11) | 15 (15) | 0.31 | 33 (12) |
Upper limbs (%) | 67 (39) | 43 (43) | 0.57 | 110 (41) |
Lower limbs (%) | 39 (23) | 31 (32) | 0.15 | 70 (26) |
Leishmania species (110) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
L. guyanensis | 83 (93) | 19 (41) | < 0.01b | 102 (76) |
L. braziliensis | 5 (6) | 21 (46) | < 0.01b | 26 (19) |
L. lainsoni | 1 (1) | 6 (13) | < 0.01b | 7 (5) |