Table 2.
Diagnostic and clinical characteristics of new leprosy cases in Shaanxi from 1998 to 2018
| Year | Cases | MB | PB | MB proportion (n%) | Average diagnostic delay, m | Cases with grade 2 disability | The proportion with grade 2 disability (n%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 89.29 | 64.17 | 3 | 10.71 |
| 1999 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.91 | 62.11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 2000 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 88.24 | 64.12 | 7 | 20.59 |
| 2001 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 90.48 | 62.14 | 22 | 52.38 |
| 2002 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 80.65 | 58.26 | 6 | 19.35 |
| 2003 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 80.95 | 43.80 | 4 | 19.05 |
| 2004 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 95.83 | 80.83 | 6 | 25.00 |
| 2005 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 74.29 | 43.94 | 11 | 31.43 |
| 2006 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 75.00 | 112.38 | 15 | 37.50 |
| 2007 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 79.49 | 97.97 | 14 | 35.90 |
| 2008 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75.00 | 33.44 | 3 | 18.75 |
| 2009 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 95.00 | 58.65 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 2010 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76.19 | 47.85 | 4 | 19.05 |
| 2011 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83.33 | 47.21 | 7 | 29.17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 87.50 | 64.25 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80.00 | 52.45 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 84.62 | 54.62 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 91.67 | 71.42 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 2016 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64.29 | 88.50 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93.33 | 46.50 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.91 | 47.60 | 3 | 27.27 |
| Total | 477 | 399 | 78 | 83.65 | 148 | 31.03 |
Abbreviations: MB multibacillary, PB Paucibacillary