Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics in institutionalized elderly with onychomycosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

Variables n %
Sex
Female 21 63.6
Male 12 36.4
Age range
55-65 7 21.2
66-75 11 33.3
76-85 14 42.5
86 1 3
Location
Fingernails 4 12.1
Toenails 29 87.9
Clinical classification
DLSO 21 63.7
TO 8 24.2
PSO 4 12.1
Time the lesion has evolved (years)
> 2 8 24
2-5 7 21
< 5 18 55
Chronic ailment
Yes 28 85
No 5 15
Previous fungal infection
Yes 28 85
No 5 15

DLSO: Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis; TO: Total onychodystrophy; PSO: Proximal subungual onychomycosis.