Table 2.
Comparison of the age of diagnosis among the variables.
| Variable | Category | n | Average | SD | Minimum | Median | Maximum | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational classification | Multibacillary | 85 | 50.3 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 51.0 | 87.0 | 0.0001 |
| Paucibacillary | 26 | 35.7 | 16.1 | 8.0 | 29.5 | 74.0 | ||
| Clinical form | Boderline | 35 | 50.5 | 14.7 | 21.0 | 49.0 | 81.0 | 0.0112 |
| Indeterminate | 13 | 33.5 | 15.3 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 61.0 | ||
| Pure neural | 4 | 41.5 | 34.9 | 8.0 | 41.5 | 75.0 | ||
| Tuberculoid | 19 | 42.7 | 14.3 | 25.0 | 42.0 | 74.0 | ||
| Lepromatous | 40 | 50.6 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 51.5 | 87.0 | ||
| Neural symptoms | No | 19 | 38.3 | 13.6 | 10.0 | 42.0 | 61.0 | 0.0278 |
| Yes | 87 | 47.7 | 17.2 | 8.0 | 48.0 | 81.0 | ||
| Physical disability | No | 31 | 40.3 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 70.0 | 0.0102 |
| Yes | 38 | 50.4 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 51.0 | 79.0 | ||
| Baciloscopy pre treatment | Negative | 72 | 46.7 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 45.5 | 81.0 | 0.8392 |
| Positive | 39 | 47.4 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 48.0 | 87.0 | ||
| Baciloscopy after treatment | Negative | 83 | 46.8 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 48.0 | 78.0 | 0.4167 |
| Positive | 9 | 42.1 | 16.4 | 27.0 | 38.0 | 79.0 | ||