Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the cases and controls.

Indexes	Cases (n=101)	Control (n=93)	P
Age (years)	27.10±11.29	26.88±9.31	0.10
Sex (male/female), n (%)	59(58.42)/42(41.58)	61(65.59)/32(34.41)	0.30
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.31±3.56	23.54±3.14	0.01
Smoking, n (%)	38 (37.62)	27 (29.03)	0.21
Drinking, n (%)	23 (22.77)	16 (17.20)	0.33
PTX3, ng/mL	3.24±0.76	2.26±0.11	0