Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and comparisons between the groups stratified by bacilloscopic index.
| Bacilloscopic Index |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | ≥ 2 (n = 21) | < 2 (n = 35) | Total | p-value |
| Sex | ||||
| M, n (%) | 17 (80.95%) | 20 (57.14%) | 37 (66.07%) | 0.086 |
| F, n (%) | 4 (19.05%) | 15 (42.86%) | 19 (33.93%) | |
| Age: mean (SD) | 43.24 (14.68) | 44.31 (15.90) | 43.91 (15.32) | 0.802 |
| Previous treatment | 11 (52.38%) | 15 (42.86%) | 25 (44.64%) | 0.678 |
| Reactions | 0.001 | |||
| Type I | 5 (23.81%) | 15 (42.86%) | 20 (35.71%) | |
| Type II | 5 (23.81%) | 1 (2.86%) | 6 (10.71%) | |
| Type I and II | 9 (42.86) | 5 (14.29%) | 14 (25.00%) | |
| None | 2 (9.52%) | 14 (40.00%) | 16 (28.57%) | |
n, number of patients; SD, standard deviation.