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Table 1. Characteristics of cases and controls in this study.

Variable(s)	Case (n=585)	Control (n=507)	p value
Sex N(%)			>0.05^a
Male	472(80.7)	396(78.1)
Female	113(19.3)	111(21.9)
Age, years (mean ± SD)	42.61±12.95	47.43±9.74	<0.001^b

p ≤ 0.05 indicates statistical significance.

^a Two-sided Chi-squared test.

^b Independent samples t test.