Table 1.

Demographic details & co-morbid medical conditions of the study patients.

	Add-on Group (n=80)	SOC Group (n=80)
Age (in years) expressed as median [with range]	53.5 [28–78]	55 [31–72]
Gender n (%)	Males: 55 (74.03%) Females: 20 (25.97%)	Males: 49 (63.64 %) Females: 28 (36.36 %)
No co-morbid conditions	22 (27.5%)	17 (21.25%)
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM)	32 (40%)	35 (43.75%)
Hypertension (HT)	21 (26.25%)	25 (31.25%)
T2DM + HT	17 (32.08%)	21 (35%)
Bronchial asthma	5 (6.25%)	3 (3.75%)