Table 1.

Clinical profile of the nail changes including details as per age, sex and duration of disease

Group	Status	TT	BT	BB	BL	LL	Total
Over all	Present	10 (66.6%)	31 (79.4%)	1 (50%)	36 (83.7%)	22 (84.6%)	100 (80%)
	Absent	5 (33.3%)	8 (20.5%)	1 (50%)	7 (16.2%)	4 (15.3%)	25 (20%)
Age
<25 yrs	Present	5 (71.4%)	10 (76.9%)	1 (100%)	6 (75%)	3 (75%)	25 (75.7%)
	Absent	2 (28.6%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (00%)	2 (25%)	1 (25%)	08 (24.2%)
25-50 yrs	Present	3 (60%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (00%)	18 (85.7%)	12 (85.7%)	45 (81.8%)
	Absent	2 (40%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (100%)	3 (14.3%)	2 (14.3%)	10 (18.1%)
>50 yrs	Present	2 (66.6%)	9 (75%)	0	12 (85.7%)	7 (87.5%)	30 (81.0%)
	Absent	1 (33.3%)	3 (25%)	0	2 (14.3%)	1 (12.5%)	7 (78.9%)
Sex
Male	Present	5 (62.5%)	16 (80%)	1 (50%)	20 (83.3%)	10 (83.3%)	52 (78.8%)
	Absent	3 (27.5%)	4 (20%)	1 (50%)	4 (16.6%)	2 (16.6%)	14 (21.1%)
Female	Present	5 (71.4%)	15 (78.9%)	0	16 (84.2%)	12 (85.7%)	48 (81.3%)
	Absent	2 (28.6%)	4 (21%)	0	3 (15.8%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (18.6%)
Duration
Diagnosed within 2 yrs	Present	8 (75%)	27 (77.1%)	1 (50%)	28 (84.8%)	12 (80%)	74 (77.9%)
	Absent	4 (25%)	8 (22.8%)	1 (50%)	5 (15.1%)	3 (20%)	21 (22.1%)
Diagnosed before 2 yrs	Present	2 (66.6%)	4 (66.6%)	0	10 (90.9%)	10 (90.9%)	26 (86.6%)
	Absent	1 (33.3%)	2 (33.3%)	0	1 (09.1%)	1 (09.1%)	4 (13.3%)

TT - Polar tuberculoid; BT - Borderline tuberculoid; BB - Borderline; BL - Borderline lepromatous; LL - Polar lepromatous