Table 1. Characteristics of patients with confirmed post-Ambisome PKDL stratified by sex (N = 24).
Characteristic | Male (%) n = 11 | Female (%) n = 13 | P Mann–Whitney U | |
Time to onset of lesions, years | <1 | 5 (45.5) | 3 (23.1) | |
1–<2 | 1 (9.1) | 6 (46.2) | ||
2–<3 | 3 (27.3) | 2 (15.4) | ||
≥3 | 0 | 2 (15.4) | ||
Missing | 2 (18.2) | 0 | ||
Median (IQR) | 0.9 (0.7–2.3) | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 0.76 | |
Time to formal diagnosis, years | <1 | 1 (9.1) | 0 | |
1 to <2 | 4 (36.4) | 4 (30.8) | ||
2 to <3 | 4 (36.4) | 6 (46.2) | ||
≥3 | 2 (18.2) | 3 (21.3) | ||
Median (IQR) | 2.1 (1.5–2.9) | 2.3 (1.7–3.0) | 0.44 | |
Age groups, years | <5 | 0 | 2 (15.4) | |
5 to <15 | 3 (27.3) | 5 (38.5) | ||
15 to <30 | 1 (9.1) | 3 (23.1) | ||
30 to <45 | 4 (36.4) | 2 (15.4) | ||
≥45 | 3 (27.3) | 1 (7.7) | ||
Median (IQR) | 33 (14–45) | 14 (11.5–25) | 0.048 | |
Type of lesion | Macular | 10 (90.9) | 11 (84.6) | |
Maculo-papular | 0 | 2 (15.4) | ||
Nodular-papular | 1 (9.1) | 0 |
All data are n (%) unless stated otherwise.
IQR, interquartile range; PKDL, post-Kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.