Table 1.

Comparison of demographic variables in study groups

	Group A (N = 34)	Group B (N = 32)	P-value
age (years)*	6.4 ± 1.7	7.5 ± 1.7	0.051
weight (Kg)*	22.7 ± 5.3	24.2 ± 5.06	0.24
gender**
girl	15 (44%)	16 (50%)	0.63
boy	19 (56%)	16 (50%)

^*Quantitative variables were reported as (Mean ± Sd) and independent t-test was used to compare the means in the groups.

^**Qualitative variables were expressed in frequency and percentage and Chi-square test was used for intergroup comparison.

Significance level is less than 0.05.