Table 4.
Serum follistatin-like protein-1, follistatin-like protein-3, and serum amyloid levels in patients with familial Mediterranean fever according to the attack status and mutation types
| Variables | Attack-free period (n=30) | Acute-attack period (n=26) | p1 | p2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with M694V mutation (n=18) |
Patients without M694V mutation (n=12) |
Patients with M694V mutation (n=17) |
Patients without M694V mutation (n=9) |
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| FSTL-1, pg/mL | 1163.15±1112.54 | 1214.47±865.25 | 1260.74±1297.73 | 1007.03±626.08 | 0.391 | 1.000 |
| FSTL-3, pg/mL | 1408.54±409.46 | 1472.62±425.19 | 2072.96±927.94 | 1549.22±512.87 | 0.723 | 0.287 |
| SAA, mg/L | 14.61±18.29 | 5.11±4.54 | 508.44±335.48 | 483.99±306.82 | 0.065 | 0.833 |
Data are expressed as mean±SD. P1 and P2 indicate intra-group comparisons in the attack-free period and the acute attack period, respectively. FSTL-1: Follistatin-like protein 1; FSTL-3: Follistatin-like protein 3; SAA: Serum amyloid A; SD: Standard deviation.