Table 1.

Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with urticaria and healthy controls. Eighty-one patients participated in the study. Of them, 43 were classified as AU (27 women and 16 men; mean age of 34.7, 18-74 years) and 38 as CU (22 women and 16 men; mean age of 42.8, 22-64 years). The HC group consisted of 80 healthy individuals (46 women and 34 men) of comparable age (38.5, 19-74 years) and body mass index (BMI). There were no significant differences in the baseline variables (age, gender, and BMI)

Characteristics	AU (n = 43)	CU (n = 38)	HC (n = 80)	p
Gender, n (%)				0.574
Female	27 (62.8)	22 (57.9)	46 (57.5)
Male	16 (37.2)	16 (42.1)	34(42.5)
Age (years)	34.7 (18-74)	42.8 (22-64)	38.5 (19-74)	0.221
BMI (kg/m2)	24.0 ± 3.9	23.6 ± 4.0	23.9 ± 3.9	0.3660
UAS, n (%)
Mild		25 (65.8)		--
Moderate/severe		13 (34.2)