. 2020 Jun 30;9(6):2919–2925. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_398_20

Table 5.

Comparison of mean CAL with gender and smoking status in the RA and OA groups

Groups	Variables	n	CAL Mean	P
RA	Female	59	4.185±2.08	0.506^a (NS)
RA	Male	41	4.468±2.10	0.506^a (NS)
OA	Female	58	3.562±1.94	0.734^a (NS)
OA	Male	42	3.693±1.86	0.734^a (NS)
RA	Current smokers	17	4.535±2.13	0.107^b (NS)
	Former smokers	16	5.213±2.06
	Non-smokers	67	4.024±2.04
OA	Current smokers	15	3.607±1.62	0.121^b (NS)
	Former smokers	15	4.527±1.97
	Non-smokers	70	3.424±1.89

NS=nonsignificant. CAL is expressed in mm. ^aIndependent t test . ^bOne-way ANOVA test