Table 3. The association between MBL2 codon 54 rs1800450 and promoter -221 rs7096206 genotypes and the clinical and biochemical features of filarial chyluria patients .

MBL2: Mannose binding lectin 2

Variables	Wild (AA) (n=64) (%)	Hetero (AB) (n=31) (%)	Mutant (BB) (n=6) (%)	p-value	Wild (YY) (n=51) (%)	Hetero (YX) (n=44) (%)	Mutant (XX) (n=6) (%)	p-value
Type of presentation: primary recurrent	39 (60.9) 25 (39.1)	11 (35.5) 20 (64.5)	2 (33.3) 4 (66.7)	0.044	30 (58.8) 21 (41.2)	18 (40.9) 26 (59.1)	4 (66.7) 2 (33.3)	0.163
Grade of chyluria: I II III	29 (45.3) 33 (51.6) 2 (3.1)	9 (29.0) 15 (48.4) 7 (22.6)	1 (16.7) 4 (66.7) 1 (16.7)`	0.028	21 (41.2) 27 (52.9) 03 (5.9)	16 (36.4) 21 (47.7) 7 (15.9)	2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) 0 (0.0)`	0.459
Duration of chyluria (months): mean± SD	31.6±65.94	32.61±14.0	23.50±18.50	0.17	32.40±63.86	32.16±61.90	18.30±26.72	0.38
Number of previous episodes: mean± SD	1.42±1.27	2.0 ± 2.0	1.83±2.50	0.17	1.43±1.25	1.82±1.40	1.80±1.47	0.39
Urine triglycerides (g/dl): mean± SD	196.4±4	279.60±218.0	319.70±279.8	0.001	206.0±181.30	250.49±170.60	271.20±265.70	0.23
Urine cholesterol (g/dl): mean± SD	18.2±16.86	21.29±19.1	20.41±22.0	0.28	21.80±23.0	16.48±8.20	18.26±8.94	0.85