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. 2006 Aug;90(8):949–954. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.094870

Table 2 Risk factors for corneal opacity.

Hazard ratio 95% CI p Value
Patient characteristics
Age (per decade) 1.02 (0.87 to 1.19) 0.729
Sex (female v male) 0.52 (0.30 to 0.90) 0.020
Leprosy characteristics (baseline)
Classification
(LL v BL) 0.70 (0.32 to 1.53) 0.373
Duration of disease
⩾1 year v <1 year 1.37 (0.86 to 2.16) 0.182
Reactions
History of face patch 1.18 (0.75 to 1.85) 0.477
History of reactions 1.37 (0.78 to 2.41) 0.275
Face patch 1.24 (0.97 to 1.58) 0.091
Type 1 reaction 1.01 (0.59 to 1.72) 0.966
Type 2 reaction 1.95 (0.48 to 8.01) 0.354
Smear
Bacterial index 0.96 (0.82 to 1.13) 0.637
Smear positivity 0.75 (0.42 to 1.32) 0.316
Deformity
Grade 1 deformity 1.80 (0.85 to 3.81) 0.126
Grade 2 deformity 3.54 (1.21 to 10.36) 0.021