Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Baseline characteristics of the study group.
| Controls (n = 26) |
Group I (n = 26) |
Group II (n = 32) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male (%) | 16 (61.5) | 16 (61.5) | 20 (62.5) | ∗0.996 |
| Female (%) | 10 (38.5) | 10 (38.5) | 12 (37.5) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 49.4 ± 4.7 | 51.9 ± 4.8 | 49.7 ± 7.6 | †0.314 |
| Median | 50.0 | 50.0 | 51.5 | |
| Minimum | 42.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 | |
| Maximum | 60.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | |
∗Chi-square test was used. †Kruskal-Wallis test was used.
