Table 2.
Correlation matrix among dependent and independent variables of the leprosy reaction cases, based on Pearson's correlation.
| Variables | Leprosy reaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-10 | Toll-like receptor 2 | |||||
| r xy | CI (95%) | p value | r xy | CI (95%) | p value | |
| ∗Number of injured nerves | 0.62 | 0.13–0.87 | 0.018 | 0.47 | -0.08–0.80 | 0.087 |
| ∗Number of skin lesions | 0.69 | 0.26–0.90 | 0.005 | 0.69 | 0.26–0.90 | 0.005 |
| ∗DG | 0.28 | 0.29–0.71 | 0.331 | 0.13 | -0.42–0.62 | 0.639 |
| Age | -0.36 | -0.75–0.20 | 0.193 | -0.30 | -0.72–0.27 | 0.282 |
| Toll-like receptor 1 | 0.43 | -0.13–0.78 | 0.121 | 0.44 | -0.11–0.79 | 0.109 |
| Toll-like receptor 2 | 0.89 | 0.68–0.96 | <0.001 | |||
| IL-10 | 0.89 | 0.68–0.96 | <0.001 | |||
| IFN-γ | 0.05 | -0.54–0.61 | 0.877 | 0.37 | 0.52–0.94 | 0.233 |
| IL-4 | -0.17 | -0.64–0.40 | 0.561 | 0.09 | -0.46–0.60 | 0.747 |
| TNF-α | -0.031 | -0.55–0.51 | 0.916 | -0.15 | -0.63–0.41 | 0.605 |
| Anti-LAM | 0.55 | 0.03–0.84 | 0.043 | 0.70 | 0.29–0.90 | 0.004 |
| Anti-PGL-I | 0.70 | 0.08–0.85 | 0.004 | 0.68 | 0.14–0.87 | 0.007 |
| Bacterial index | 0.21 | -0.36–0.67 | 0.468 | 0.20 | -0.36–0.66 | 0.478 |
r xy: Pearson's correlation coefficient; CI (95%): confidence interval of 95%, DG: disability grade; IL-10: interleukin 10; IFN-γ: interferon gamma; IL-4: interleukin 4; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor (alpha); anti-LAM: anti-lipoarabinomannan antibody; anti-PGL-I: anti-phenolic glycolipid-I antibody. ∗Diagnostic data.