Table 3:
The Presence of IFNγ in Patients with FMF and Healthy Controls
Individuals who had detectable IFNγ
*
n (%)
in Acute Attack
at 03.30 am
at 10.00 am
Patients with FMF (n=25)
20(80)
a
13(52)
b
13(52)
c
Healthy Controls (n=16)
12(75)
12(75)
Comparisons between the percentages were made by chi-square test. X
2
= 4.367; p=0.037 for a
vs
b and a
vs
c.
*
The number and percentages of patients with FMF who had detectable IFNγ at 03.30 am and 10.00 am shows the results in attack-free phase.