Participants, genotype and lipid parameters of participants.

SM, schistosomiasis mansoni patients; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard error and were compared by unpaired t-test, whereas categorical variables are presented as absolute (percentage) frequencies and were compared by the Chi-square test.*Plasma lipids are expressed in mg/dL.