Table 5. Results of anti-PGL-I antibody measurements (anti-PGL-I index; cut off 0.295) among CPP-Jardinópolis tested prisoners (n = 1,227).
Total | Non-Leprosy Group | Leprosy Group | z | p | ||||
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n = 1,227 | % | n = 1,193 | % | n = 34 | % | |||
anti-PGL-I < 1 (negative) | 978 | 79.7 | 959 | 80.4 | 19 | 55.9 | 3.50 | 0.005 |
anti-PGL-I ≥ 1 (positive) | 249 | 20.3 | 234 | 19.6 | 15 | 44.1 | 3.50 | 0.005 |
1.0 |— 1.5 | 127 | 10.4 | 127 | 10.6 | - | - | - | - |
1.5 |— 2.0 | 56 | 4.6 | 53 | 4.4 | 3 | 8.8 | 1.21 | 0.23 |
≥ 2.0 | 66 | 5.4 | 54 | 4.5 | 12 | 35.3 | 7.84 | < 0.001 |