Table 4.

Crude incidence of disability among PB leprosy

	Completed treatment		Defaulters		χ2 and p value
Factor	Cases	%CID	Cases	%CID	Completed treatment	Defaulters
Age (years)					22.7, 0.0001
<15	81	0	20	0		NS
15–34	217	0.46	71	1.41
35–54	219	2.28	72	2.78
>54	75	9.33	35	2.86
Total	592	2.20	198	2.02
Sex					NS	NS
Male	280	1.74	66	0
Female	312	2.56	132	3.01
Patch					NS	NS
0–2	459	2.18	164	1.83
3–5	133	2.26	34	2.94
Nerve					4.1, 0.043	NS
0	344	1.16	127	2.36
1	248	3.63	71	1.41
Delay in treatment (months)
<12	299	1.67	115	2.61	NS	NS
13–36	200	3.00	55	0
>36	93	2.15	28	3.57