Table 3 Spearman correlation between leprosy annual new case detection rate and selected state level quantities

Leprosy

1.0

−0.029

−0.093

−0.032

0.47*

−0.40*

ANCDR

-

(−0.48 to 0.061)

(−0.31 to 0.11)

(−0.18 to 0.15)

(0.28 to 0.70)

(−0.50 to −0.27)

TB

-

1.0

0.019

−0.11

−0.065

−0.012

incidence

(−0.21 to 0.32)

(−0.23 to −0.044)

(−0.32 to 0.18)

(−0.086 to 0.20)

BCG

-

-

1.0

−0.12

0.090

−0.008

rate

(−0.40 to −0.23)

(−0.18 to 0.28)

(−0.11 to 0.067)

Grade 2

-

-

-

1.0

0.041

−0.20*

Fraction

(−0.13 to 0.13)

(−0.11 to −0.26)

Childhood

-

-

-

-

1.0

−0.30*

Fraction

(−0.49 to −0.86)

Fraction MB

-

-

-

-

-

1.0