Research Article

Lack of Association between CLEC5A Gene Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwanese Children

Table 1

Basal characteristics of the patients with Kawasaki disease and normal controls.

CharacteristicPatients with KDNormal controls

𝑁 = 3 8 1 𝑁 = 6 6 4
Male gender, no. (%)247 (64.8%)314 (55.2%)
Mean (SD) age (years) 1 . 7 ± 1 . 6 5 . 7 ± 4 . 9
Age range (years) 0–110–51
CAL formation, no. (%)37 (9.7%)
IVIG resistance, no. (%)49 (12.9%)

CAL: coronary artery lesion; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin; SD: standard deviation.