Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristic | Total | ACL | Non-ACL | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects, n (%) | 63 | 47 (74.6) | 16 (25.4) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 51 (81.0) | 41 (87.2) | 10 (62.5) | 0.059* |
| Female | 12 (19.0) | 6 (12.8) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Age in years, median (range) | 26 (3–70) | 26 (3–57) | 25.5 (5–70) | 0.538† |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Afro-Colombian | 28 (44.4) | 21 (44.7) | 7 (43.8) | |
| Mestizo | 28 (44.4) | 20 (42.6) | 8 (50.0) | 0.999* |
| Indigenous | 6 (9.5) | 5 (10.6) | 1 (6.2) | |
| Caucasian | 1(1.6) | 1 (2.1) | 0 | |
| Time from onset of lesions in months, median (range) | 2 (0.2–240) | 1 (0.5–12) | 3 (0.2–240) | 0.063† |
| Number of lesions, median (IQR) | 1 (1–12) | 1 (1–6) | 2 (1–12) | 0.566† |
| CL Diagnostic method, n (%) | ||||
| Positive culture and smear | NA | 33 (70.2) | NA | |
| Positive smear only | 9 (19.2) | |||
| Positive culture only | 5 (10.6) | |||
| Leishmania strain isolated | ||||
| Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis | NA | 31 (81.6) | NA | |
| Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis | 5 (13.2) | |||
| Unavailable | 2 (5.2) |
ACL = American cutaneous leishmaniasis; IQR = interquartile range.
* Chi-squared test/Fisher’s test.
† t-test/Wilcoxon rank sum test.