Table 1.

Demographic characteristics.

	Controls n = 35	Patients n = 32	p
Women	21 (55)	17 (45)	NS
Men	14 (48)	15 (52)	NS
Age	29 ± 9	27 ± 10	NS
Weight	63 ± 10	74 ± 13	0.0001
Size	1.62 ± 0.08	1.80 ± 0.09	0.0001
BMI	23 ± 2	23 ± 3	NS

BMI, body mass index. Gender expressed as frequency and percentage, other variables as mean and standard deviation (SD). A value of p = 0.05 was considered statistically significant.