Table 6.
Predictors of clinical response among the PPD group.
| Clinical response for PPD group | Test of significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Partial response N = 4 |
Complete response N = 11 |
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| Age/years | 8 (4–18) | 6 (5–12) | Z = 0.067 |
| Median (range) | P = 0.947 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1 (25) | 8 (72.7) | FET |
| Female | 3 (75) | 3 (27.3) | P = 0.235 |
| Disease duration | 4 (3–5) | 2 (2–6) | Z = 1.086 |
| Median (range) | P = 0.277 | ||
| Number of lesions | 14 (12–17) | 9 (6–11) | Z = 2.89 |
| Median (range) | P = 0.004* | ||
| Site | |||
| Trunk | 3 (75) | 1 (9.1) | MC |
| Leg | 1 (25) | 1 (9.1) | P = 0.072 |
| Face & neck | 0 | 8 (72.7) | |
| Arm | 0 | 1 (9.1) | |
Z, Mann Whitney U test; FET, Fisher exact test; MC, Monte Carlo test.
* : statistically signifcant.