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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of children with PFAPA who participated in the study

From: PFAPA flares observed during COVID outbreak: can emotional stress trigger PFAPA attacks? A multicenter cohort study

Characteristic

Value

Number (n)

99

Female sex, n (%)

41 (41.4)

Age at first call (y), mean±SD

7.28± 2.7

Education level

 Kindergarten, n (%)

26 (26.2)

 Elementary school (grades 1-3), n (%)

60 (60.6)

 ≥4th grade, n (%)

13 (13.1)

Symptoms of attacksa

 Sore throat, n (%)

74 (74.7)

 Overt pharyngitis/tonsillitis, n (%)

61 (61.6)

 Abdominal pain, n (%)

60 (60.6)

 Legs pain, n (%)

56 (56.6)

 Cervical lymphadenopathy, n (%)

51 (51.5)

 Oral aphthae, n (%)

39 (39.4)

 Steroids treatment during attacks, n (%)

91 (91.9)

 Preventive treatment (colchicine), n (%)

9 (9.1)

 Attack duration, with treatment (hours), mean±SD

5.2±11.5

  1. aAccording to parents' reports in the questionnaire