Table 1. Comparison between the disability grade upon diagnosis and release from multidrug treatment (MDT) in new cases of leprosy reported at Eduardo de Menezes Hospital, 2005-2010.

	N	%
Disability grade upon diagnosis (n=260)
Grade 0	162	62.3
Grade 1	56	21.5
Grade 2	42	16.2
Disability grade upon release from MDT (n=255)
Grade 0	168	65.9
Grade 1	41	16.1
Grade 2	46	18.0

Note: n= number of cases. MDT- multidrug treatment; Marginal homogeneity test p-value = 0.297