Table 1.

Demographic data of the study and control groups.

	Study group (n=235)	Control group (n=90)	p
	N (%)	N (%)
Age (years)			0.815
Mean ± SD	56.01 ± 12.38	53.25 ± 12.16
Median (range)	58 (22-76)	55 (26-76)
Gender			0.804
Female	130 (55.3)	48 (53.3)
Male	105 (44.7)	42 (46.7)
Comorbidities
DM	70 (29.8)	30(33.3)	0.591
HTN	91 (38.7)	28(31.1)	0.247
Hypothyroidism	12 (5.1)	4 (4.4)	1.000
Hyperlipidemia	126 (53.6)	35(38.9)	0.019
Hyperthyroidism	8 (3.4)	3(3.3)	1.000
Bronchial asthma	45(19.1)	15(16.7)	0.749

SD, standard deviation; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension.