Table 1 Demographic data, clinical manifestations and laboratory data of the patients
From: Cardiac repolarization abnormalities in children with familial Mediterranean fever
Parameters | Cases (Mean ± SD) | Control (Mean ± SD) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender; number (%) | 0.935 | ||
Male | 32 (53.3%) | 21 (52.5%) | |
Female | 28 (46.7%) | 19 (47.5%) | |
Age (years) | 10.43 ± 3.472 | 12.61 ± 2.32 | 0.829 |
Age at onset of disease (years) | 4.57 ± 2.197 | ||
Age at diagnosis (years) | 6.13 ± 2.771 | ||
Delay in diagnosis (months) | 17.33 ± 12.132 | ||
Disease duration (years) | 5.86 ± 2.697 | ||
Number of attacks/month | 0.62 ± 0.613 | ||
Number of attacks/year before treatment | 29.58 ± 16.939 | ||
Number of attacks/year after treatment | 6.72 ± 5.149 | ||
Duration of attack (hour) before treatment | 52.08 ± 8.796 | ||
Duration of attack (hour) after treatment | 19.17 ± 5.221 | ||
Systolic blood pressure ± SD (mmHg) | 104.5 ± 10.239 | 106.25 ± 9.320 | 0.388 |
Diastolic blood pressure ± SD (mmHg) | 63.25 ± 8.276 | 64.13 ± 4.789 | 0.547 |
Heart rate (beat/minute) | 85.48 ± 9.58 | ||
Sodium (mmol/l) | 137.62 ± 1.403 | ||
Potassium (mEq/l) | 4.282 ± 0.4316 | ||
ESR (mm/hr) | 17.65 ± 17.294 | ||
CRP (mg/dl) | 5.105 ± 4.8766 | ||
Fibrinogen* (mg/dl) | 300.50 ± 65.063 | ||
24 hours proteinuria (mg) | 660 ± 170.715 | ||
Severity score | Number (%) | ||
Mild disease | 13 (21.66%) | ||
Moderate disease | 31 (51.33%) | ||
Severe disease | 16 (26.66%) | ||
Dose of colchicines (mg) | 1.408 ± 0.4738 | ||
Duration of colchicine (years) | 4.48 ± 2.555 | ||
FMF 50 score | Number (%) | ||
Good responders | 58 (96.7%) | ||
Poor responders | 2 (3.3%) | ||