Table 1. Comparison between the studied cases according to the history data.
SD: standard deviation, C2 : Chi-square test, t: student t-test, P: p-value for comparing between studied groups, BMI: body mass index, DM: diabetes mellitus, IHD: ischemic heart disease, HTN: hypertension
| Variables | Group 1 (n = 35) | Group 2 (n = 35) | Test of Sig. | P-value | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Range. | 24–65 | 18–65 | t = 0.842 | 0.403 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 46.2 ± 10.09 | 48.49 ± 12.49 | ||||
| Sex | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Female | 10 | 28.6 | 10 | 28.6 | c2 = 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Male | 25 | 71.4 | 25 | 71.4 | ||
| BMI | ||||||
| Range. | 19–35 | 19–35 | t = 1.437 | 0.155 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 27.13 ± 4.55 | 25.8 ± 3.04 | ||||
| Comorbidities | No. | % | No. | % | c2 | P |
| DM | 7 | 20.0 | 7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| IHD | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.059 | 0.151 |
| HTN | 7 | 20.0 | 8 | 22.9 | 0.085 | 0.771 |
| Liver disease | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.014 | 0.314 |