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. 2007 Apr 27;7:13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-7-13

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the groups

Parameters Sub group Honey + meglumin Antimoniate Meglumin Antimoniate P value
Sex n (%) Male 33(73.3%) 28(62.2%) 0.18
Female 12(26.7%) 17(37.8%)
Age
Mean ± SD
26.1 ± 15.1 25.6 ± 14.9 0.89
Location of the lesions* n (%) Foot 26(57.8%) 16(35.6%) 0.057
Hand 16 (35.6%) 21 (46.7%) 0.39
Other areas 3(3.3%) 8(8.9%) 0.19
Number of the lesions
Mean ± SD
Total 1.3 ± 0.7 1.7 ± 0.75 0. 016
Foot 1.46 ± 0.85 1.5 ± 0.89 0.82
Hand 1.18 ± 0.4 1.95 ± 0.66 0.001
Other areas - 1.5 ± 0.53 -
Type of the lesions** Plaque 27 (60%) 25(55.6%) 0.8
n (%) Crusted plaque 6(13.3%) 4(8.9%) 0.7
Nodule 7(15.6%) 10(22.2%) 0.59
Papule 5(11.1%) 2(4.4%) 0.43
Ulcerated plaque 0(0%) 4(8.9%) 0.11

*There was no significant difference between two groups regarding location of the lesions (p = 0.07)

** There was no significant difference between two groups regarding type of the lesions (p = 0.17)