Table 1.

Demographics and underlying diseases of patients with CM

Variables	PR-group (n = 28)	GR-group (n = 18)	P-value
Age, year
Mean/SD	35.07/12.48	41.00/13.67	0.15
Range (min-max)	16-60	18-67	-
Sex, male	19(67.9 %)	13(72.2 %)	1.00
Diabetes mellitus	2(7.14 %)	2(11.1 %)	0.63
Kidney diseases	1(3.57 %)	0(0.00 %)	1.00
Autoimmune diseases	3(10.7 %)	2(11.1 %)	1.00
HIV positive	2(7.14 %)	2(11.1 %)	0.64
Malignancy	1(3.57 %)	0(0.00 %)	1.00
Hypertension	0(0.00 %)	1(5.56 %)	0.43
Respiratory infection	8(28.6 %)	4(22.2 %)	0.74
Cardiovascular diseases	1(3.57 %)	0(0.00 %)	1.00
HBV positive	4(14.3 %)	1(5.56 %)	0.64