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Table 1 Main clinical features in patients with uncertain genetic results

From: Genetic profiling of autoinflammatory disorders in patients with periodic fever: a prospective study

Symptoms

Uncertain genetic results (n = 24)

Univariate OR (95% CI)

p value

Response to corticosteroids, n (%) #

   

Yes

7/19 (36.8)

0.2 (0.04-0.9)

0.03

No

10/13 (76.9)

Myalgia, n (%)

   

Yes

9/21 (42.9)

0.3 (0.1-1.1)

0.06

No

15/21 (71.4)

 

Abdominal pain and/or diarrhea, n (%)

   

Yes

19/29 (65.5)

3.0 (0.8-11.8)

0.1

No

5/13 (38.5)

 

Arthralgia, n (%)

   

Yes

11/22 (50.0)

0.5 (0.2-1.9)

0.3

No

13/20 (65.0)

 

Tonsillitis, n (%)

   

Yes

14/22 (63.6)

1.8 (0.5-6.0)

0.4

No

10/20 (50.0)

 

Toracic pain, n (%)

   

Yes

2/6 (33.3)

0.3 (0.1-2.0)

0.4f

No

22/36 (61.1)

 

Rash, n (%)

   

Yes

7/14 (50.0)

0.6 (0.2-2.4)

0.5

No

17/28 (60.7)

 

Cold-induced crisis, n (%)

   

Yes

3/4 (75.0)

2.4 (0.2-25.5)

0.6f

No

21/38 (55.3)

 

Response to colchicine, n (%)*

   

Yes

3/5 (60.0)

1.1 (0.1-11.6)

1.0f

No

4/7 (57.1)

 

Splenomegaly, n (%)

   

Yes

3/6 (50.0)

0.7 (0.1-4.0)

1.0f

No

21/36 (58.3)

 
  1. #Available for 32 subjects receiving corticosteroids.
  2. fFisher exact test.
  3. *Available for 12 subjects receiving colchicine.