Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 3 Effect of vitamin D administration on fever, arthritis, pain, and attack frequency

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

Condition		No. of cases before	No. of cases after	Improvement	p
Fever		31 (93.9%)	17 (51.5%)	14 (42.4%)	< 0.001*
Arthritis		27 (81.8%)	14 (42.4%)	13 (39.4%)	< 0.001*
Abdominal pain		26 (78.8%)	14 (42.4%)	11 (33.3%)	< 0.001*
Attack frequency	Mild	6 (18.2%)	18 (54.5%)	19 (57.6%)	< 0.001*
	Moderate	16 (48.5%)	13 (39.4%)
	Severe	11 (33.3%)	2 (6.1%)

Total = 33. Attack frequency: Mild (1/month), Moderate (2/month), Severe (≥ 3/month). ^McNemar test. *Significant

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