Table 1 Demographic characteristics of FMF patients with long term remission
Variable | Remission group | Control | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 33 | N = 33 | ||
Male gender (%) | 57.6 | 48.5 | .311 |
Age (Mean ± Std) | |||
Age at study recruitment | 46.82 ± 15.23 | 40.73 ± 13.77 | .093 |
Age at disease onset | 16.61 ± 12.92 | 12.79 ± 10.92 | .199 |
Age at diagnosis | 37.61 ± 18.29 | 26.21 ± 14.85 | .007 |
Average delay in diagnosis (years) | 21.00 ± 15.74 | 13.42 ± 13.58 | .040 |
Ethnicity (%) | |||
N. Africa | 21.2 | 36.4 | .584 |
Iraq | 18.2 | 12.1 | |
Greece/Turkey | 12.1 | 3.0 | |
European | 9.1 | 9.1 | |
Mixed | 33.3 | 30.3 | |
Other | 6.1 | 9.1 | |
Family history (%) | 63.6 | 63.6 | .601 |
Family members with long-term remission | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |