Table 5.

Point estimates and 95% CIs for the predictors from the model having the highest sensitivity and specificity

Variables	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Does the person have moss on the lower leg? (n=372)a
Yes
No
Is the person a known leprosy patient now or in the past? (n=370)
Yes	1.0
No	19.42 (0.87 to 434.74)
Does the person have swelling in the groin area? (n=321)
Yes	0.11 (0.02 to 0.64)
No	1.0
Is the person known to have diabetes mellitus, heart or kidney disease? (n=367)
Yes	1.0
No	17.96 (1.58 to 204.02)
Family history of leg swelling? (n=370)
Yes	1.0
No	0.038 (0.01 to 0.22)

^aThis model also includes moss, whose OR cannot be reliably estimated due to the absence of patients for which with no moss and also tested negative for podoconiosis.