Research Article
The Role of Mannose-Binding Lectin Serum Level in Tubotympanic Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Table 1
Distribution of age, gender, and MBL level of the study.
| Variable | Tubotympanic CSOM
| Control
| p |
| Age | | | | Min | 17 | 17 | | Max | 60 | 52 | | Mean | 37.29 | 30.42 | | Gender | | | | Male | 11 (30.5%) | 17 (47.2%) | | Female | 25 (69.5%) | 19 (52.8%) | | Site of infection | | | | Unilateral | 25 (69.4%) | | | Bilateral | 11 (30.6%) | | | Type of CSOM | | | | Active | 34 (72.3%) | | | Inactive | 13 (27.7%) | | | MBL level (ng/ml) | | | | Min | 0.001 | 188.71 | | Max | 690.24 | 794.54 | | Mean | 354.88 | 376.27 | 0.211 | MBL level < 100 ng/ml | 8 (22.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
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