Table 3.
Comparisons of clinical features of patients with different FMF phenotypes
| Sure FMF | Probable FMF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 108 | n = 84 | p | |
| Male/female | 51/57 | 32/52 | 0.205 |
| Age at onset (years), mean ± SD | 30.5 ± 17.4 | 30.3 ± 16.6 | 0.939 |
| Fever | 108 (100 %) | 76 (90.5 %) | 0.001 |
| Frequencies of febrile attack (per month), mean ± SD | 1.11 ± 0.93 | 0.98 ± 0.90 | 0.309 |
| Duration of fever attack (days), mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 6.2 ± 5.5 | <0.0001 |
| Abdominal pain | 54 (50.0 %) | 23 (27.4 %) | 0.002 |
| Thoracic pain | 33 (30.6 %) | 18 (21.4 %) | 0.155 |
| Arthritis | 53 (49.1 %) | 55 (65.5 %) | 0.023 |
| Erysipelas-like erythema | 15 (13.9 %) | 19 (22.6 %) | 0.116 |
| AA amyloidosis | 6 (5.6 %) | 1 (1.2 %) | 0.110 |
| Family history of periodic fever | 26 (24.1 %) | 13 (15.5 %) | 0.142 |
| Rheumatic diseases | 14 (13.0 %) | 12 (14.3 %) | 0.790 |
Values are shown as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. AA amyloid A, FMF familial Mediterranean fever