Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and clinical details of patients and healthy siblings

Parameters		Patients N = 99 (%)	Healthy siblings N = 126 (%)
Age, in years (mean ± SD)		11.2 ± 2.5	12.2 ± 4.3
Gender
Male		52 (52.5)	75 (59.5)
Female		47 (47.5)	51 (40.5)
Patient classification
Rheumatic Fever		10 (10.1)
Valvular Lesions
MVL		67 (67.7)
Mitral Regurgitation	Mild	24 (35.8)
	Moderate - Severe	35 (52.2)
MR with MS		3 (4.5)
Mild MR, Mild MS		1 (33.3)
Moderate MR, Mild MS		2 (66.7)
MR with chorea		5 (7.5)
Mild MR with chorea		4 (80.0)
Moderate MR with chorea		1 (20.0)
CVL		22 (22.2)
MR, AR		17 (77.3)
Mild MR, Mild AR		6 (35.3)
Moderate MR, Mild AR		6 (35.3)
Moderate MR, Mod AR		1 (5.9)
Severe MR, Mild AR		3 (17.6)
Severe MR, Mod AR		1 (5.9)
MR, TR		2 (9.1)
Severe MR, Mild TR		2 (100)
MR, MS, AR		3 (13.6)
Mild MR, Severe MS, Mild AR		1 (33.3)
Mod MR, Mod MS, Mild AR		2 (66.7)

SD Standard Deviation, MVL Mitral Valvular Lesions, MR Mitral Regurgitation, MS Mitral Stenosis, CVL Combined Valvular Lesions, AR ortic Regurgitaion, TR Triscuspid Regurgitation, Mod Moderate