Table 2. Demographic distribution of 1383 noma cases managed at NCH, Sokoto between 1999 to 2024 at presentation.
| Variables | Active disease (n = 931) | Arrested noma (n = 452) | All cases (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Median (IQR) | 4 (3 – 7) | 20 (9 – 31.8) | 6 (3 – 15) | <0.001a |
| Median (95% CI) | 4 (4 – 4) | 20 (18 – 23) | 6 (5 – 6) | ||
| Age (category) | < 5 years | 523 (56.2) | 46 (10.2) | 569 (41.1) | <0.001b |
| 5 – 9 years | 262 (28.1) | 77 (17.0) | 339 (24.5) | ||
| 10 – 17 years | 89 (9.6) | 76 (16.8) | 165 (11.9) | ||
| 18 – 39 years | 52 (5.6) | 173 (38.3) | 225 (16.3) | ||
| 40 – 64 years | 5 (0.5) | 67 (14.8) | 72 (5.2) | ||
| > 65 years | 0 | 13 (2.9) | 13 (0.9) | ||
| Sex | Female | 430 (46.2) | 203 (44.9) | 633 (45.8) | 0.655b |
| Male | 501 (53.8) | 249 (55.1) | 750 (54.2) | ||
| State of residence at diagnosis | Adamawa | 3 (0.3) | 7 (1.5) | 10 (0.7) | <0.001b |
| Bauchi | 18 (1.9) | 9 (2.0) | 27 (2.0) | ||
| Borno | 7 (0.8) | 3 (0.7) | 10 (0.7) | ||
| Jigawa | 14 (1.5) | 7 (1.5) | 21 (1.5) | ||
| Kaduna | 21 (2.3) | 8 (1.8) | 29 (2.1) | ||
| Kano | 59 (6.3) | 78 (17.3) | 137 (9.9) | ||
| Katsina | 28 (3.0) | 6 (1.3) | 34(2.5) | ||
| Kebbi | 111 (11.9) | 59 (13.1) | 170 (12.3) | ||
| Nasarawa | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Niger | 9 (1.0) | 10 (2.2) | 19 (1.4) | ||
| Plateau | 0 | 5 (1.1) | 5 (0.4) | ||
| Sokoto | 512 (55.0) | 197 (43.6) | 709 (51.3) | ||
| Yobe | 29 (3.1) | 9 (2.0) | 38 (2.7) | ||
| Zamfara | 120 (12.9) | 53 (11.7) | 173 (12.5) | ||
aMann-Whitney U test;
bPearson Chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test.
*Comparisons was between patients with active disease and arrested noma at presentation based on the demographic variables.