Table 1.

Patient demographics.

Variables	Control (n = 23)	Test (n = 22)	p-Value *
Age, years (mean ± SD)	48.3 ± 9.1	43.2 ± 8.7	0.061 t
Age range	34–71	33–63	-
Sex (n%)			0.180
Men	14 (61%)	9 (41%)
Women	9 (39%)	13 (59%)

*—calculated using the chi-square test, unless otherwise specified; ^t—calculated using Student’s t-test; SD—standard deviation.