Table 1.

Comparison of general information between two groups.

Items	Intervention group (n = 60)	Control group (n = 60)	P
Gender			0.535
Male	44 (73.33%)	48 (80.00%)
Female	16 (26.67%)	12 (20.00%)
Age (year)	57.28 ± 14.46	51.15 ± 13.47	0.098
Course of disease (month)	40.89 ± 27.57	46.49 ± 24.56	0.279
Height (cm)	160.87 ± 9.56	159.48 ± 7.09	0.348
Body weight (kg)	60.31 ± 14.54	58.69 ± 7.08	0.384
Smoking history	17 (28.33%)	18 (30.00%)	0.178
History of drinking	14 (23.33%)	15 (25.00%)	0.203
Strong tea diet	10 (16.67%)	23 (38.33%)	0.318
Coffee diet	19 (31.67%)	18 (30.00%)	0.212