Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 1 Demographic and molecular characteristics of the studied cases

From: The influence of vitamin D administration on the clinical presentation, body mass index, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) level in a sample of Egyptian children with familial Mediterranean fever

Variables		Mean ± SD	Range
Age (years)		7.5 ± 2.4	4.0–13.0
Bone age (years)		8.0 ± 2.3	4.0–13.5
Age of onset (year)		4.8 ± 2.3	2.0–10.0
Colchicine daily dose (mg)		1.3 ± 0.6	0.5–2.0
Disease duration (years)		2.7 ± 2.3	0.5–8.8
		N	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	18	54.5
Sex	Female	15	45.5
Consanguinity		8	24.2
Family history		13	39.4
Molecular diagnosis	M694I	21	63.6
	M694I + M680I	9	27.3
	V726A	1	3.0
	M762V + M694V	1	3.0
	E148Q+	1	3.0

Total N = 33

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