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Table 2 Demographic data and other characteristics of patients

From: Colchicine versus cimetidine: the better choice for Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome prophylaxis, and the role of MEFV gene mutations

Characteristics

Colchicine group

Cimetidine group

P-value

Age (months)(mean ± SD)

73.22 ± 28.47

76.16 ± 29.44

0.68

Age at onset (months) (mean ± SD)

27.19 ± 19.77

28.42 ± 23.19

0.81

Sex

  Female

12 (33%)

9 (29%)

0.70

  Male

24 (67%)

22 (71%)

Weight (Kg)

21.88 ± 6.73

21.59 ± 6.16

0.85

Positive family historya

4(11%)

3(10%)

0.58

Parents blood relatives

8(22%)

5(16%)

0.52

  1. aPositive family history of recurrent fevers