Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characterization of leprosy cases diagnosed in the elderly population. Bahia, Brazil, 2001–2017.
| Variable | Male n (%) 4610 (52.13%) |
Female n (%) 4233 (47.87%) |
Total n (%) 8843 (100%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age range | |||
| 60–69 | 2691 (58.37%) | 2426 (57.31%) | 5117 (57.86%) |
| 70–79 | 1423 (30.87%) | 1263 (29.84%) | 2686 (30.38%) |
| 80 or more | 496 (10.76%) | 544 (12.85%) | 1040 (11.76%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 965 (20.93%) | 897 (21.19%) | 1862 (21.06%) |
| Black | 754 (16.36%) | 646 (15.26%) | 1400 (15.83%) |
| Yellow | 25 (0.54%) | 29 (0.68%) | 54 (0.61%) |
| Mixed-race | 2356 (51.11%) | 2103 (49.68%) | 4459 (50.42%) |
| Indigenous | 20 (0.43%) | 13 (0.31%) | 33 (0.37%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 490 (10.63%) | 545 (12.88%) | 1035 (11.70%) |
| Schooling | |||
| Illiterate | 1220 (26.46%) | 1236 (29.20%) | 2456 (27.77%) |
| Elementary school | 2073 (44.97%) | 1777 (41.98%) | 3850 (43.54%) |
| Middle school | 258 (5.60%) | 236 (5.57%) | 494 (5.59%) |
| High school | 81 (1.76%) | 63 (1.49%) | 144 (1.63%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 978 (21.21%) | 921 (21.76%) | 1899 (21.43%) |
| Clinical type | |||
| Indeterminate | 404 (8.76%) | 545 (12.88%) | 949 (10.73%) |
| Tuberculoid | 676 (14.67%) | 1085 (25.63%) | 1761 (19.91%) |
| Dimorphous | 1536 (33.32%) | 1290 (30.47%) | 2826 (31.96%) |
| Virchow's | 1.047 (22.71%) | 502 (11.86%) | 1549 (17.52%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 947 (20.54%) | 811 (19.16%) | 1758 (19.88%) |
| Functional classification | |||
| Paucibacillary | 1087 (23.58%) | 1859 (43.92%) | 2946 (33.31%) |
| Multibacillary | 3509 (76.12%) | 2352 (55.56%) | 5861(66.28%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 14 (0.30%) | 22 (0.52%) | 36 (0.41%) |
| Method of detection | |||
| Referral | 2431 (52.73%) | 2190 (51.74%) | 4621 (52.26%) |
| Walk-in | 1652 (35.84%) | 1466 (34.63%) | 3118 (35.26%) |
| Collection-based exam | 127 (2.75%) | 121 (2.86%) | 248 (2.80%) |
| Contact-based exam | 235 (5.10%) | 321 (7.58%) | 556 (6.29%) |
| Others | 117 (2.54%) | 102 (2.41%) | 219 (2.48%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 48 (1.04%) | 33 (0.78%) | 81 (0.92%) |
| Grade of physical incapacitation | |||
| Grade 0 | 2299 (49.87%) | 2491 (58.85%) | 4790 (54.17%) |
| Grade I | 1050 (22.78%) | 881 (20.81%) | 1931 (21.84%) |
| Grade II | 507 (11.00%) | 228 (5.39%) | 735 (8.31%) |
| Ignored/left blank | 754 (16.35%) | 633 (14.95%) | 1387 (15.68%) |