Table 1. Characteristics of the participants in each stage of the study, validity and interobserver agreement.

	Validity Number (%)		Interobserver Agreement Number (%)
Number	81		39
Gender	Male 64 (79)		Male 29 (74.4)
	Female 17 (21)		Female 10 (25.6)
Mean Age in years (range)	39.5 (11–86)		40.9 (11–95)
Type of leprosy	BT	56(69.1)	BT	17 (43.6)
	BB	6 (7.4)	BB	3 (7.7)
	BL	18 (22.2)	BL	15 (38.5)
	LL	4 (4.9)	LL	4 (10.3)
	PNL	1 (1.2)	PNL	0 (0)
First episode of Type 1 reaction	52 (64.2)		19 (48.7)
Type of reaction	Skin and nerves	56 (69.1)	Skin and nerves	28 (71.8)
	Skin only	18 (22.2)	Skin only	9 (23.1)
	Nerves only	7 (8.6)	Nerves only	7 (5.1)