Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study subjects

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

45.94 ± 12.11

45.21 ± 9.93

46.62 ± 11.84

0.873^Θ

Weight (Kg) (mean ± SD)

78.39 ± 19.66

79.21 ± 15.58

78.95 ± 20.22

0.987^Θ

Height (cm) (mean ± SD)

158.46 ± 8.97

160.17 ± 6.31

158.36 ± 8.04

0.647^Θ

Disease Duration (years) (mean ± SD)

3.87 ± 2.53

4 ± 3.39

4.24 ± 5.04

0.928^Θ

Gender (No. of Females (%))

33 (94.29%)

27 (81.8%)

35 (89.74%)

0.258^◊

BMI (No. > 30 Kg/m²(%))

17 (48.57%)

19 (57.6%)

22 (56.41%)

0.714^◊

No. of Subjects with Smoking History (%)

3 (8.57%)

2 (6.1%)

3 (7.7%)

0.922^◊

No. of Hypertensive Subjects (%)

7 (20%)

5 (15.2%)

6 (15.38%)

0.829^◊

No. of Diabetic Subjects (%)

6 (17.14%)

4 (12.1%)

9 (23.1%)

0.477^◊

Number of patients with other comorbidities (%)

Pulmonary hypertension (%)

3 (8.6%)

2 (6.1%)

3 (7.7%)

0.072^◊

Cardiac problems (%)

1 (2.86%)

1 (3.03%)

4 (10.26%)

Cancer (%)

2 (5.7%)

1 (2.56%)

Rheumatoid arthritis (%)

2 (5.7%)

Hepatosplenomegaly (%)

2 (5.7%)

Others (%)

2 (5.7%)

2 (5.13%)