Table 1.: Participant’s demographic characteristics.

  Patients (n=100) Control Group (n=80) p Value
Age (years)* 59.68 ± 7.64 48.66 ±  9.30 0.06
Female n (%) 79 (79%) 60 (75%) 0.52
Weight (Kg)* 80.12  ±  9.43 72.66 ±  8.06 0.08
Height (cm)* 161.49 ± 7.31 161.42 ± 6.24 0.94
Body mass index
(kg/m²)*
30.89 ±  4.94 28.00 ± 3.81 0.45

* Values are reported as mean ± SD.