Table 3.

Comparison of various parameters between MS patients and control individuals

Factor	Patients	Controls	p
Sex	46 Female	58 Female
	23 Male	23 Male
Mean age (years)	39.0 ± 10.5	38.7 ± 10.7	0.86
BMI (kg/m2)	24.8 ± 4.2	25.7 ± 4.8	0.23
Smoking period (years)	11.9 ± 11.8	9.3 ± 10.7	0.18
BMD (LS)	0.981 ± 0.15	1.025 ± 0.13	0.06
BMD (Hip)	0.875 ± 0.14	0.969 ± 0.12	<0.001*

BMI: body mass index; BMD: Bone mineral density; LS: Lumbar spine; Hip: Total hip area;

*: Statistically significant.