Table 1: Demographic and Main Laboratory Parameters in Patients with FMF and Healthy Controls

Patients with FMF (n=25) Healthy Controlsξ (n=16)
Age (years) 21.3 ± 1.4 21.0 ± 1.3
Male/Female 20/5 13/3
BMI 23.7 ± 1.5 23.2 ± 1.8
in acute attack phase * in atttack-free phase ξ
WBC (mm3) 10028 ± 1997 6156 ± 1238 6518 ± 1395
ESR (mm/hr) 39.3 ± 7.2 13.2 ± 5.1 13.3 ± 5.4
Fibrinogen (mg/dl) 400 ± 58 347 ± 70 317 ± 58
Body Temperature (°C) 37.7 ± 0.6 36.2 ± 0.5 36.2 ± 0.7

The measurements were expressed in mean ± standard deviation. Comparisons between means were made by Independent Samples T test. Chi-square test was used for gender comparison.
* P values were lower than 0.05 in the comparisons between either the patients during attack and attack-free phases or patients during attack phase and healthy controls with regards to WBC, ESR, fibrinogen and body temperature.
ξ These parameters were measured at 10.00 am.