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Table 2 Median MBL level (interquartile range in brackets) and genotype distribution in study subjects according to ethnicity and cardiovascular complications

From: Low mannose-binding lectin (MBL) genotype is associated with future cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic south asians. a prospective cohort study

 

Median MBL level

% MBL genotype

(absolute number in brackets)

  

A/A

A/O

O/O

Cross sectional

South Asians (n = 168)

476 μg/L (143-1536)

57 (93)

35 (58)

8 (13)*

Caucasians [7]

 

60

36

4

Longitudinal

cardiovascular event† (n = 22)

390 μg/L (77-1348)

50 (11)

20 (4)

30 (7)‡

no cardiovascular event (112)

466 μg/L (139-1545)

56 (63)

37 (41)

7 (8)

  1. † Cardiovascular event: see text for definition
  2. *P = 0.226 (% O/O in South Asians compared to Caucasians)
  3. ‡ P = 0.004 (% O/O in subjects with cardiovascular event compared to subjects without cardiovascular event)