. 2016 Nov 28;2016:5392954. doi: 10.1155/2016/5392954

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics ( $\bar{X} \pm S D$ or $\bar{X} \pm S E$ ).

Characteristic		Group A	Group B	Group C	Statistical value	P
Gender (%)
Male		5 (33.33)	1 (7.10)	5 (33.33)	χ ² = 3.492	0.174
Female		10 (66.67)	13 (92.90)	10 (66.67)	χ ² = 3.492	0.174
Age (year)		54.47 ± 7.13	56.29 ± 7.74	56.73 ± 5.12	χ ² = 1.275	0.529
Heredity (%)
Yes		11 (73.3)	8 (57.10)	7 (46.70)	χ ² = 2.239	0.327
No		4 (26.70)	6 (42.90)	8 (53.30)	χ ² = 2.239	0.327
Course of disease (month)		86.00 ± 52.30	78.93 ± 70.50	73.73 ± 45.15	χ ² = 1.460	0.482
SBP (mmHg)		136.33 ± 17.43	134.93 ± 9.05	136.27 ± 14.16	F = 0.045	0.956
DBP (mmHg)		89.47 ± 8.43	86.29 ± 7.35	81.33 ± 9.16	F = 0.999	0.377
SF-36 $\bar{X} \pm S E$	PF	88.33 ± 2.05	85.71 ± 3.39	92.67 ± 1.68	χ ² = 3.349	0.187
	RP	70.00 ± 10.12	75.00 ± 9.81	70.00 ± 10.69	χ ² = 0.348	0.840
	BP	77.47 ± 3.66	79.07 ± 3.97	82.20 ± 4.37	χ ² = 1.198	0.549
	GH	54.47 ± 4.90	50.64 ± 3.76	60.53 ± 3.72	F = 1.414	0.255
	VT	70.33 ± 4.77	68.21 ± 4.96	81.33 ± 2.91	F = 2.691	0.082
	SF	85.93 ± 4.66	82.54 ± 4.15	84.44 ± 5.06	χ ² = 0.911	0.634
	RE	84.44 ± 7.88	73.81 ± 9.36	68.89 ± 10.01	χ ² = 1.582	0.453
	MH	69.60 ± 4.55	68.86 ± 4.00	78.00 ± 2.16	F = 1.897	0.163