Table 2.
Frequency of Specific Comorbid Medical Diseases
| Medical Disease | MMT Group (N=80) |
Non-MMT Group (N=80) |
Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 20 (25%) | 18 (23%) | NS |
| GERD | 16 (20%) | 13 (16%) | NS |
| Osteoarthritis | 16 (20%) | 14 (18%) | NS |
| Asthma | 11 (14%) | 15 (19%) | NS |
| Cirrhosis | 11 (14%) | 13 (16%) | NS |
| Pain, Chronic Low Back | 11 (14%) | 9 (11%) | NS |
| Diabetes Type II | 11 (14%) | 7 (9%) | NS |
| Obesity† | 10 (13%) | 3 (4%) | p= 0.08 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 9 (11%) | 4 (5%) | NS |
| COPD | 5 (6%) | 9 (11%) | NS |
| None | 7 (9%) | 12 (15%) | NS |
†
= trend toward statistical significance
COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease