Table 3. Demographic information of the participants enrolled. The presentation of the data was done as the mean ± SD or number with percentage in the parenthesis. The p-value was estimated using a chi square for 2 x 2 contingency observation, and an independent sample test was performed for continuous observation.
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index.
| Variables | Study group (n) | Control group (n) | p-value |
| BMI (kg/m2) | - | - | - |
| Normal | 35 (76.1%) | 29 (63.0%) | 0.174 |
| Above normal | 11 (23.9%) | 17 (37.0%) | |
| Age | 33.2 (±8.37) | 33.5 (±7.96) | 0.839 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 71.7 (±9.61) | 70.9 (±9.21) | 0.659 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 117.7 (±15.2) | 113.0 (±12.2) | 0.108 |
| Exposure duration (years) | 7.17 (±2.82) | - | - |