Table 1.
Association of demographic and clinical data according to the operational classification of leprosy (PB and MB) in children under 15 years in Sergipe state, Brazil (2002–2015)
| Variables | Operational classification | P value | |
| PB (n=407) |
MB (n=131) |
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| Age mean±SD | 10.07±3.38 | 10.5±2.81 | *0.46 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 197 (48.4) | 83 (63.4) | +0.003 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White | 88 (21.6) | 18 (13.7) | #0.02 |
| Black | 43 (10.5) | 24 (18.3) | |
| Brown | 251 (61.7) | 78 (59.5) | |
| Indian | 4 (0.9) | 3 (2.3) | |
| Leprosy reaction, n (%) | 20 (4.9) | 28 (21.4) | +<0.0001 |
| Physical disability degree, n (%) | |||
| 0 | 337 (82.8) | 90 (68.7) | #0.0001 |
| 1 | 26 (6.4) | 18 (13.7) | |
| 2 | 3 (0.74) | 6 (4.6) | |
| Number of affected nerves (mean±SD) | 0.19±0.54 | 0.5±1.03 | *0.04 |
| Number of lesions (mean±SD) | 1.61±1.14 | 9.92±12.03 | *<0.0001 |
| HHC registered (mean±SD) | 4.6±2.71 | 4.85±3.04 | *0.14 |
| HHC examined (mean±SD) | 3.54±3.04 | 4.05±3.44 | |
*Mann-Whitney test.
+Fisher’s exact test.
#
Χ2 test.
We missed data in some variables.
HHC, household contacts; MB, multibacillary; PB, paucibacillary.