Table 1. Subject characteristics.

	Subjects	Sex	Age	Height	Weight	BMI	Duration of symptoms
	(n)	(F/M)	(years)	(m)	(kg)		(mo.)
Controls	13	7/6	29	1.73	71.1	23.5	_
			(19–48)	(1.6–1.88)	(51–94)	(19.9–29.0)
Patients	30	10/20	49	1.78	91.2	28.8	40
			(31–67)	(1.6–1.96)	(66.7–122)	(22.5–38.5)	(9–156)

Values are presented as mean (min—max).

F, female; M, male; BMI, body mass index; mo., months.