Table 2.

Characteristics of the control groups divided into sexes

Characteristic	Women n = 15 Avg + SD	Men n = 39 Avg + SD	Significance of differences
Age ([years)]	53.21 ± 4.16	57.10 ± 4.38	NS
Weight ([kg)]	59.39 ± 4.72	76.42 ± 5.27	0.0031
BMI [kg/m2]	22.86 ± 1.21	24.31 ± 1.26	NS