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Between-group comparison of the anthropometric parameters of participants (Student’s t-test).
| Parameters | Age < 40 Years | Age ≥ 40 Years | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (Range) | Mean ± SD | Median (Range) | ||
| Age (years) | 30.4 ± 6.4 | 29.5 * (20.0–39.0) | 52.1 ± 5.6 | 54.0 * (41.0–60.0) | Not applicable |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 ± 1.2 | 27.5 (25.3–29.8) | 27.4 ± 1.4 | 27.6 (25.2–29.8) | 0.4620 |
* the distribution different than normal (verified using Shapiro-Wilk test—p ≤ 0.05).
