TABLE 1.

Patients’ Characteristics at Baseline

	DG-HAL	HAL	P
	n = 76	n = 46
Male sex	51 (67.1)	17 (37)	0.001
Age (mean, SD)	55 (±15)	57 (±14)	0.549
Body mass index (mean, SD)	25 (±4)	25 (±4)	0.540
Smoking	24 (31.6)	15 (32.6)	0.906
Comorbidities	28 (36.8)	25 (54.3)	0.059
Diabetes	6 (7.9)	5 (10.9)	0.746
Hypertension	20 (26.3)	18 (39.1)	0.139
Heart disease	7 (9.2)	4 (8.7)	0.923
Pulmonary disease	5 (6.6)	5 (10.9)	0.500
Kidney disease	2 (2.6)	0	0.526
Prior anorectal surgery	12 (15.8)	7 (15.2)	0.933
Inflammatory bowel disease	4 (5.3)	1 (2.2)	0.404
Hemorrhoids grade III	64 (84.2)	37 (80.4)	0.592

Bold values indicate statistical significance.