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Table 2 Comparisons between MEPS and FMS patients as regards IL17

From: Is middle East pain syndrome (MEPS) a variant of fibromyalgia syndrome or a distinct disease?

Studied group.

Item

MEPS

FMS

P-value

IL-17(ng/l)

-Median

-Interquartile range

-Range

58.3

34.4

515 − 29 = 486

45.7

22

224 − 31 = 193

< 0.001*

  1. *Tested with Mann-Whitney U