Table 1

 Main clinical characteristics of patients

Mutation characteristicsTotalGroup A (R92Q) n (%)p Value (group A v group B)Group B (other mutations) n (%)Group C (P46L) n (%)p Value (group B v group C)
C, Caucasian; I, Indian; MA, Maghrebian; ME, Mediterranean; NA, native African.
*Arthralgia and myalgia; †rash or urticaria or erythema; ‡pleurisy and pericarditis; §headache and aseptic meningitis; ¶constipation or diarrhoea; **pharyngitis; ††conjunctivitis. Comparisons are made between groups A and B, and between groups B and C.
Patients84343713
Sex
M3717>0.99164>0.99
F4717219
Ethnicity56 C28 C27 C1 C
16 MA3 MA4 MA9 MA<0.001
8 ME2 ME>0.995 ME1 ME
2 NA1 NA0 NA2 NA
1 I0 I1 I0 I
Fever4916 (48)0.12826 (72)7 (46)0.30
Abdominal pain4512 (38.7)0.02824 (66)9 (70)<0.99
Musculoskeletal involvement*4415 (48)0.3322 (61)7 (54)0.745
Cutaneous involvement†2811 (35.5)0.9913 (36)4 (35)>0.99
Seritis‡2310 (32)0.599 (25)4 (35)0.96
Neurological involvement§225 (16)0.3910 (27.7)7 (54)0.172
Transit disorders¶187 (22.6)0.998 (22.2)3 (35)>0.99
Lymphadenopathy146 (19)0.132 (5)6 (46)0.003
Rhinolaryngeal involvement**94 (12)0.6953 (8.3)2 (15.4)0.59
Amyloidosis82 (6.4)0.276 (16.6)0 (0)0.175
Periocular oedema84 (12)0.6953 (8.3)1 (7.7)>0.99
Ocular involvement††52 (6.4)0.993 (8.3)0 (0)0.652
Mean age at the first episode (years)15.70518.910.019.7222.40.179
Mean duration of episodes (days)9.0557.430.0111.037.580.125
Frequency of episodes
    ⩽1episode/month46130.0172760.418
    >1episode/month271584
Not related11623
Familial case of TRAPS367 (20.6)<0.00129 (78.4)0 (0)<0.001
Sporadic case of TRAPS4827813