Table 2. Demographic features of the patients with autoimmune hepatitis and controls according to sex and age .

Topics		Patients N(%)	Controls N(%)	Statistical significance
Sex	Female	20 (83)	18 (75)	NS
	Male	4 (17)	6 (25)	NS
	Total	24 (100)	24 (100)	NS
Age (years)	Female	42.90 ± 12.56	38.56 ± 14.90	NS
	Male	38.50 ± 14.48	39.13 ± 11.85	NS
	Total	42.17 ± 12.67	38.75 ± 13.70	NS

N: number of individuals; NS: not significant