Table 4.

The studied and control group characteristics

	Patients (n = 209)	Controls (n = 202)	p
Age	59.6 ± 11	57.8 ± 8.2	< 0.001
Weight (kg)	70.5 ± 12.1	66.5 ± 11.7	< 0.001
Height (cm)	162.6 ± 6.1	136.3 ± 5.4	0.201
BMI	26.6 ± 4.29	24.94 ± 4.18	< 0.001
BMI < 18,49	0	0	-
BMI 18,5–24,99	39% (83)	55% (112)	< 0.001
BMI > 25	61% (126)	45% (90)	< 0.001

BMI < 18,49 – underweight, BMI 18,5–24,99 correct body weight, BMI > 25 overweight; Based on the World Obesity Federation. Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level

BMI Body Mass Index