Evaluation of Novel Tools to Facilitate the Detection and Characterization of Leprosy Patients in China

Table 1

Study group demographics.

Group		m/f	Mean age (range)	Ridley-Jopling classification	Bacterial index (BI)
					Skin	Pathology
MB	20		39.5 (20–86)	1 LL; 18 BL; 1 BB	2.7 (0–4.5)^1	3.4 (0–5+)^2
PB	11		44.9 (27–79)	5 TT; 6 BT	0.1 (0–0.5)^3	0.4 (0–3.5+)^3
HHC	42		28.5 (4–82)	na	na
TB	11		39.5 (23–72)	na	na
EC	10		42.2 (35–48)	na	na

¹Not reported for 4 patients.
²Not reported for 3 patients.
³Not reported for 2 patients.
na, not applicable.