Table 2. Distribution of patients according to the clinical characteristics of leprosy reactions.

Clinical characteristics	Studied groups				Statistical test
	HIV and Leprosy		Leprosy
	N	%	N	%
Leprosy reaction
Yes	15	37.5	60	56.1	Relative risk = 0.47
No	25	62.5	47	43.9	p = 0.0026
Total	40	100	107	100	IC95% = 0.28–0.79
Type of reaction
Type 1	13	86.7	34	56.6	G test
Type 2	2	13.3	22	36.7	p = 0.0750
Type 1 and 2	0	0.0	4	6.7
Total	15	100	60	100
Neuritis
Present	7	17.5	27	25.2	Chi-squared
Absent	33	82.5	80	74.8	p = 0.4414
Total	40	100	107	100
Prednisone dose
None	26	65	71	66.3	G test
40 to 50 mg	4	10.0	5	4.7	p = 0.6672
≥ 50 mg	10	25	31	29.0
Total	40	100	107	100

Source: Research Protocol, 2012.