Table 2. Agreement between NFI risk groups according to the Bands prediction rule and the adjusted prediction rule.

Variables	Number	NFI event	Univariate		Multivariable (full model)		Multivariable (selected)
			HRa	95% CI	HRa	95% CI	HRa	95% CI
All patients	864	115
Sex
Male	538	87	1		1
Female	326	28	0.5	0.3–0.8	0.8	0.5–1.2
Age (years)
<15	136	11	0.6	0.3–1.2	0.7	0.3–1.3
15–29	294	39	1		1
30–39	161	25	1.2	0.7–2.0	1.1	0.6–1.8
≥40	273	40	1.1	0.7–1.7	0.9	0.6–1.3
WHO leprosy classification
PB	669	29	1		1		1
MB	195	86	13.4	8.8–21	7.5	4.4–13.0	8.0	5.0–13.0
longstanding NFI at diagnosis
No	792	86	1		1
Yes	72	29	4.4	2.9–6.8	1.3	0.9–2.1
Bacterial load b
Negative	759	66	1		1
Positive	91	48	8.2	5.7–12.0	1.0	0.6–1.6
Anti-PGL-I serology
Negative	605	31	1		1		1
Positive	259	84	7.5	5.0–11.3	2.7	1.6–4.5	2.9	1.8–4.6

Table shows number of patients per risk group and (number of patients with NFI event). Totals show number of patients, (number of patients with NFI event) and percentage of NFI events in that particular group.

NFI = nerve function impairment, Bands = Bangladesh acute nerve damage study.