Table 1.

Demographic and clinical details of premature canities cases and controls

	Cases (n=50)	Controls (n=30)	P
Age
Mean age (years)	19.04±4.28	19.70±3.45	0.78
Age range (years), n (%)	9-24	12-24
≤15	12 (24)	6 (20)
16-20	16 (32)	10 (33)
>20	22 (44)	14 (47)
Gender, n (%)
Male	33 (66)	18 (60)	0.37
Female	17 (34)	12 (40)
Clinical features
BMI (kg/m2)	21.64±2.96	21.54±2.32	0.87
Anemia, n (%)	18 (36)	13 (43)	0.38
Hypothyroidism, n (%)	3 (6)	1 (3.3)	0.49

BMI – Body mass index