Table 3.
Independent predictors of therapeutic failure for cutaneous leishmaniasis in 571 patients treated with meglumine antimoniate, with age as a continuous variable
| Variables | Failure at 60 days | Failure at 90 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (CI 95%) | P-value | OR (CI 95%) | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 0.983 (0.973–0.994) | 0.001 | 0.983 (0.974–0.992) | < 0.001 |
| Duration of the disease (days) | 0.995 (0.988–1.002) | 0.130 | 0.987 (0.979–0.995) | 0.001 |
| Number of lesions | 1.223 (0.991–1.510) | 0.061 | 1.176 (1.005–1.376) | 0.043 |
| Diameter of the biggest lesion (mm) | 1.042 (1.018–1.067) | 0.001 | 1.036 (1.018–1.055) | < 0.001 |
CI = confidence interval; OD = odds ratio.