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. 2018 Jun 21;113(9):e180200. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760180200

TABLE IV. The characteristics of the patients at the 180-day visit (from the univariate analysis).

Cured patients (%) n = 46 Not cured patients (%) n = 7
Age (median, IQR), years 42.5 (29.7-59.7) 42 (33-53)
Sex (male: female) 29:17 3:4
Lesion location, No. (%)
Lower limbs 22 (47.8) 3 (42.8)
Arms/hand 22 (47.8) 2 (28.6)
Trunk 8 (17.4) 0
Head/neck 3(6.5) 2 (28.6)
Patients with more than one lesion 7 (15.2) 0
Feature of the main lesion - ulcerated, n (%) 42 (91.3) 7 (100)
Site of the main lesion - lower limbs, n (%) 20 (43.5) 3 (42.8)
Total lesions area (median, IQR), mm2 465 (214.2-709.2) 390 (156-702)
Patient weight 67 (59.8-81.1) 68.2 (53.3-82.2)
Diameter of the main lesion (mean, SD), mm 23.5 ± 8.9 27.3 ± 9
Montenegro skin test positivity, n/N (%) 16/17 (94.1) 3/4 (75)
Imprint smear positive, n/N (%) 30/40 (75) 3/4 (75)
Positive Leishmania culture, n/N (%) 32/42 (76.1) 5/6 (83.3)
Positive Leishmania PCR, n/N (%) 6/46 (13) 1/7 (14.2)
Illness duration (median, IQR), weeks 12 (8-16) 9 (7-12)
Hypertension, n (%) 10/46 (21.7) 3/7 (42.8)
Diabetes, n (%) 1 (2.1) 0
Number of infiltrations (median, IQR) 6.5 (4-8) 7 (5-8)
Total volume of Glucantime® infiltrated (mean, SD), mL 55.1 ± 92 32 ± 17
Total antimony dose infiltered (median, IQR), mg 2324 (1215-3709) 1984 (1782-4131)

IQR: 25-75% interquartile range; SD: standard deviation.