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. 2021 Feb 19;16(2):e0247024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247024

Table 1. General characteristics of the study population.

	n (%)		Total 202 (100)	p
	Control 101 (50)	ALS 101 (50)	Total 202 (100)	p
Age (Mean ± SD)	57.1 ± 10.8	57.3 ± 12.9	57.2 ± 11.9	0.362^a
Gender
Female	45/101 (44.6%)	45/101 (44.6%)	90/202 (44.6%)	1.000^b
Male	56/101 (55.4%)	56/101 (55.4%)	112/202 (55.4%)	1.000^b
Alcohol Intake
No	53/85 (62.4%)	54/100 (54.0%)	107/185 (57.8%)	0.319 ^b
Yes	32/85 (37.6%)	46/100 (46.0%)	78/185 (42.2%)	0.319 ^b
Smoking
No	48/85 (56.5%)	64/100 (64.0%)	112/185 (60.5%)	0.372 ^b
Yes	37/85 (43.5%)	36/100 (36.0%)	73/185 (39.5%)	0.372 ^b

^aStudent t-test; ^bPearson’s chi-squared. Abbreviation: SD = Standard Deviation. Significance between groups: p<0.05.