Table 1.

Comparison of general data between the two groups

Group	Control group	Observation group	P
Total people	43	43
Gender (male/female)	20/23	19/24	0.829
Average age (years)	46.3±9.1	46.7±9.6	0.756
Average height (cm)	168.77±7.78	169.19±8.60	0.861
Average BMI (kg/m2)	20.92±1.82	20.77±1.99	0.921
Average course of disease (years)	5.4±1.0	5.5±1.2	0.392

Note: BMI: body mass index.