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Table 1 Demographic and pathology profile of study participants

From: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the angiogenic and lymphangiogenic pathways are associated with lymphedema caused by Wuchereria bancrofti

Variable

Cases

N = 285

Controls

N = 682

Mean age/years (range)

44.4 (16–73)

40.8 (16–93)

Gender

 Male % (N)

29.5 (84)

57 (389)a

 Female % (N)

70.5 (201)

43 (293)

Duration in community/years

 1–10

2

55

 11–20

10

90

 21–30

42

178

 31–40

57

132

 41–50

79

109

 > 50

92

118

Stages of lymphedema

 Stage 1

11

–

 Stage 2

90

–

 Stage 3

106

–

 Stage 4

5

–

 Stage 5

20

–

 Stage 6

49

–

 Stage 7

4

–

  1. aFisher’s exact test, P ≤ 0.05 controls compared to cases