Table 1.

Comparison of leprosy cases and controls by demographics, contact with other leprosy cases, and BCG scarring, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, 2017

Characteristics	Case (n=20)	Control (n=60)	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Age (mean), yr	44.6	41.8	-	0.60
14–39	10 (50.0)	30 (50.0)	1.0 (reference)
40–79	10 (50.0)	30 (50.0)	1.0 (0.4, 2.7)	>0.99
Gender
Men	13 (65.0)	28 (46.7)	2.1 (0.7, 6.1)	0.20
Women	7 (35.0)	32 (53.3)	1.0 (reference)
Marital status
Married/living with a partner	13 (65.0)	30 (50.0)	1.9 (0.7, 5.3)	0.30
Single/widowed/divorced	7 (35.0)	30 (50.0)	1.0 (reference)
Education
≤6th grade	10 (50.0)	25 (41.7)	1.4 (0.5, 3.9)	0.60
>6th grade	10 (50.0)	35 (58.3)	1.0 (reference)
Occupation
Unemployed/street vendor	2 (10.0)	3 (5.0)	2.1 (0.3, 13.6)	0.60
Other	18 (90.0)	57 (95.0)	1.0 (reference)
Living with someone with leprosy
Yes	2 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	∞ (0.9, ∞)	0.006
No	18 (90.0)	60 (100)	1.0 (reference)
BCG scar
No	14 (70.0)	17 (28.3)	1.0 (reference)	0.001
Yes	6 (30.0)	43 (71.7)	0.2 (0.1, 0.5)

Values are presented as number (%).

BCG, Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin.