Table 2. Descriptive characteristics of patients according to groups.

	Group 1					Group 2
	n	%	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	n	%	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	p
Age (year)			46.9±13.4	48	25-75			46.9±15.0	46	19-74	0.987c
Sex											0.869a
Female	27	67.5				27	69.2
Male	13	32.5				12	30.8
Employment status											1.000b
Worker	11	27.5				10	25.6
Housewife	12	30.0				12	30.8
Retired	10	25.0				11	28.2
Other	7	17.5				6	15.4
Education status											1.000b
Primary school	16	40.0				15	38.5
Secondary/high school	12	30.0				11	28.2
University	12	30.0				13	33.3
Marital status											1.000a
Single	14	35.0				13	33.3
Married	26	65.0				26	66.7
Height (cm)			165.18±7.42	164.5	152-185			164.87±7.26	165	153-183	0.855c
Body weight (kg)			70.03±10.28	68.5	42-94			69.00±9.99	68	46-94	0.654c
Body mass index (kg/m2)			25.62±2.85	25.6	15.4-31.2			25.57±3.58	25.6	17.1-32.9	0.944c
Disease duration (month)			17.98±16.49	12	4-60			18.15±17.74	12	4-72	0.961d
SD: Standard deviation; a Pearson Chi-Square test; b Fisher-Freeman-Halton test; c Student T-test; d Mann-Whitney U test.