Table 3.

Importance (in percent) of each variable utilized in the models that represent the highest accuracy.

Variable	Meaning	Mato Grosso model	Rio Grande do Sul model	Paraná model
INCIDÊNCIA	Incidence	15.0	9.5	6.1
NU_IDADE_N	Age	9.3	8.1	5.5
CS_SEXO	Gender	1.6	1.7	1.9
CS_RACA	Race	2.7	6.9	1.2
CS_ESCOL_N	Educational level	4.7	6.4	3.4
NU_LESOES	Number of skin lesions	23.6	37.0	41.9
AVALIA_N	Grade of disability	4.4	4.2	5.0
BACILOSCOP	Bacilloscopy	6.1	4.5	23.7
CONTREG	Number of household contacts	5.1	5.9	2.8
NERVOSAFET	Number of affected nerves	27.5	15.8	8.5