Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of participants
| Study group (n=50) |
Control group (n=49) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median | 40.14±11.94 | 39.31±14.45 | 0.755 |
| Gender (Male/Female) | 21/29 | 30/19 | 0.071 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.12±6.32 | 26.22±4.05 | 0.398 |
| Current smoker | 15 (30.0%) | 22 (44.9%) | 0.149 |
| Chronic medical illness Diabetes Hypertension Cardiovascular disease Chronic respiratory disease |
9 (18.0%) 8 (16.0%) 5 (10.0%) 1 (2.0%) |
8 (16.3%) 6 (12.2%) 5 (10.2%) 2 (4.1%) |
0.825 0.774 0.999 0.617 |
| Signs and symptoms Fatigue Headache Chest pain Palpitation Forgetfulness Arthralgia Dyspnea |
24 (48.0%) 10 (20.0%) 6 (12.0%) 8 (16.0%) 14 (28.0%) 21 (42.0%) 18 (36.0%) |
1 (2.0%) 1 (2.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.0%) 0 (0.0%) |
<0.001 0.008 0.027 0.006 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 |