From: Protein profile of leprosy patients with plantar ulcers from the Eastern Amazon region
Parameter | With ulcer (n = 31) | No ulcer (n = 44) | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Albumin | |||||
Normal | 23 | (74.2) | 34 | (77.3) | 0.9737 |
Depletion | 08 | (25.8) | 10 | (22.7) | |
PCR (mg/dl) | |||||
Normal | 15 | (48.4) | 40 | (90.9) | <0.0001* |
High | 16 | (51.6) | 04 | (9.1) | |
Transferrin (mg/dl) | |||||
Normal | 17 | (54.8) | 28 | (63.6) | 0.5143 |
Depletion | 14 | (45.2) | 15 | (34.1) |