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Table 1 Characteristics of the 240 study subjects

From: MBL2 gene polymorphism rs1800450 and rheumatic fever with and without rheumatic heart disease: an Egyptian pilot study

Characteristics

Controls

(n = 80)

RF (n = 160)

Without RHD (n = 80)

With RHD (n = 80)

Gender

Female n (%)

48 (60.0)

46 (57.5)

48 (60.0)

Male n (%)

32 (40.0)

34 (42.5)

32 (40.0)

Age (years)

15.2 ± 0.29

14.5 ± 0.43

14.3 ± 0.33

ASOT (IU/ml)

29.0 (11.3–97.0)

116 (26.3–172) a

63.0 (19.0–127)

1st-h ESR (mm/h)

6.00 (5.00–8.00)

21.5 (13.25–31.50) a

16.5 (11.00–25.0) a

CRP (mg/l)

2.90 (1.70–3.87)

6.55 (5.75–7.37) a

4.30 (3.10–6.25) a, b

C3 (mg/dl)

108.0 (98.0–122)

122.5 (111–136) a

127.5 (113–139) a

C4 (mg/dl)

30.5 (21.0–36.8)

31.5 (27.3–37.8)

32.0 (26.0–36.0)

MBL (ng/ml)

450.6 (290.2–563.1)

591.2 (478.0–1005)

1614 (1419–1945) a, b

  1. Data are presented as n (%), mean ± SE or median (inter-quartile range)
  2. a significant from control group, b significant from RF without RHD group