Table 3.
Correlation matrix among dependent and independent variables of the reaction-free leprosy patients group, based on Pearson's correlation.
| Variables | Reaction-free group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFN-γ | Toll-like receptor 1 | Toll-like receptor 2 | |||||||
| r xy | CI (95%) | p value | r xy | CI (95%) | p value | r xy | CI (95%) | p value | |
| ∗Number of injured nerves | 0.04 | -0.68–0.72 | 0.905 | -0.20 | -0.77–0.62 | 0.576 | -0.18 | -0.63–0.76 | 0.606 |
| ∗Number of skin lesions | -0.35 | -0.85–0.47 | 0.265 | -0.26 | -0.74–0.67 | 0.473 | -0.47 | -0.86–0.43 | 0.142 |
| DG | -0.06 | -0.78–0.61 | 0.869 | -0.09 | -0.82–0.54 | 0.795 | -0.11 | -0.71–0.70 | 0.741 |
| Age | 0.24 | -0.55–0.81 | 0.513 | 0.07 | -0.64–0.76 | 0.845 | -0.06 | -0.62–0.77 | 0.865 |
| Toll-like receptor 1 | 0.73 | 0.03–0.94 | 0.023 | 0.87 | 0.43–0.98 | 0.002 | |||
| Toll-like receptor 2 | 0.78 | 0.45–0.98 | 0.013 | 0.87 | 0.43–0.98 | 0.002 | |||
| IL-10 | 0.66 | -0.13–0.95 | 0.053 | 0.32 | -0.62–0.84 | 0.401 | 0.43 | -0.55–0.87 | 0.249 |
| IFN-γ | 0.74 | 0.03–0.94 | 0.023 | 0.78 | 0.45–0.98 | 0.013 | |||
| IL-4 | -0.31 | -0.85–0.47 | 0.384 | -0.25 | -0.84–0.49 | 0.485 | -0.34 | -0.86–0.44 | 0.309 |
| TNF-α | -0.28 | -0.85–0.45 | 0.426 | -0.31 | -0.87–0.38 | 0.386 | -0.36 | -0.87–0.41 | 0.279 |
| Anti-LAM | -0.29 | -0.84–0.49 | 0.419 | -0.28 | -0.85–0.47 | 0.429 | -0.28 | -0.82–0.54 | 0.399 |
| Anti-PGL-I | -0.51 | -0.89–0.31 | 0.132 | -0.33 | -0.78–0.62 | 0.357 | -0.35 | -0.86–0.42 | 0.294 |
| Bacterial index | -0.45 | -0.87–0.38 | 0.197 | -0.38 | -0.81–0.55 | 0.283 | -0.74 | -0.89–0.33 | 0.144 |
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-1 antibody. ∗Diagnostic data.