Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the groups.
| Variables | Control | FMF | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 31.9 ± 6.1 | 31.7 ± 6.6 | 0.940† |
| Gravidity (n) | 3 (0–7) | 2 (0–6) | 0.181‡ |
| Parity (n) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–5) | 0.116‡ |
| Abortions (n) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–5) | 0.751‡ |
| Alive (n) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–5) | 0.096‡ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.5 | 23.5 ± 4.6 | 0.080¶ |
| Number of siblings (n) | 3 (1–8) | 4 (1–9) | 0.115‡ |
| Age at FMF onset (yrs) | — | 18.5 ± 11.0 | — |
| Age at FMF diagnosis (yrs) | — | 24.5 ± 10.0 | — |
| Disease duration (yrs) | — | 6.5 (1–27) | — |
†Student's t-test, ‡Pearson's chi-square test, and ¶Mann Whitney U test. BMI: body mass index; FMF: familial Mediterranean fever.