Serum resistin levels in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever: Potential biomarker for inflammatory activity

Table 4 Laboratory data of familial Mediterranean fever patients and controls

Characteristic	Attack (n = 40)	Attack-Free (n = 40)	Controls (n = 40)	P1	P2	P3
TLC (× 10³/μL)	9.91 ± 1.78	8.67 ± 1.01	6.84 ± 1.26	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	0.009a
ESR 1st hour (mm)	50.27 ± 18.98	10.95 ± 6.21	2.35 ± 1.36	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a
ESR 2nd hour (mm)	75.03 ± 14.79	33.25 ± 6.29	17.58 ± 3.09	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a
CRP (mg/L)	60.93 ± 17.98	26.13 ± 6.54	10.07 ± 1.82	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a
Amyloid A (mg/L)	114.95 ± 82.27	6.73 ± 1.57	4.25 ± 1.10	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a
Resistin (ng/mL)	28.57 ± 6.94	17.33 ± 3.05	11.16 ± 5.24	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	630.55 ± 124.44	302.77 ± 74.18	234.38 ± 99.73	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	0.042a

^aP values < 0.05.

P1 = Attack vs attack-free; P2 = Attack vs controls; P3 = Attack-Free vs controls. TLC: Total leukocyte count; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.