Table 1. – Association of disability stage, demographic and clinical variables at the time of diagnosis. Joao Pessoa, 2016.

Demographic and clinic variables	Total		Incapacity stage				PR** (IC. 95%)
			Stage (1 or 2)		Stage 0
	n	%	n	%	N	%
Pacient’s gender
Male	243	100	103	42,4	140	57,6
Female	171	100	65	38,0	106	62,0	1,115 (0,876 - 1,419)
Total	414	100	168	40,6	246	59,4
Education level (*)
Low	222	100	106	47,7	116	52,3
Moderate/High	192	100	62	32,3	130	67,7	1,479 (1,155 - 1,892)
Total	414	100	168	40,6	246	59,4
Operational Classification (*)
Paucibacillary	163	100	36	22,1	127	77,9
Multibacillary	251	100	132	52,6	119	47,4	2,381 (1,744 - 3,251)
Total	414	100	168	40,6	246	59,4

^(*) Significant association ≤ 0,05. (**) PR = Prevalence Ratio.

Source: Research data, 2016.