Table 2.
Occurrence of examined systemic conditions for all patients compared between females and males.
| Self-Reported Systemic Inflammatory Diseases | Total (n = 4890) | Males (n = 2575) | Females (n = 2315) | p-Value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 29.1 | 31.9 | 25.9 | <0.001 |
| Arthritis | 21.6 | 17.2 | 26.3 | <0.001 |
| Asthma | 11.1 | 6.1 | 11.1 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.3 | <0.001 |
| Cancer | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 0.49 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 3.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | <0.001 |
| Hepatitis | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.06 |
| Lupus | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | <0.001 |
| HIV positive/AIDS | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | <0.001 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.19 |
* Chi-square test was used to compare males and females in regard to the occurrence of systemic conditions. Bold values represent statistically significant differences with p ≤ 0.05.