| M.T. 30/161 (19%) n(%) or mean ± sd | eP.M. 69/161 (43%) n(%) or mean ± sd | P.M. 62/161 (38%) n(%) or mean ± sd | p-value (χ² or Fisher’s exact test) |
Age | 50.3 ± 3.5 | 52.9 ± 5.3 | 59.6 ± 6.6 | <0.001 |
B.M.I. | 24.4 ± 3.3 | 25.8 ± 4.9 | 25.1 ± 3.6 | 0.305 |
Waist | 82.7 ± 9.6 | 86.3 ± 12.1 | 84.4 ±10.9 | 0.345 |
Neck circumference | 33.3 ± 3.3 | 33.9 ± 3.0 | 33.9 ± 2.9 | 0.592 |
Hypertension | 5.0% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 0.035 |
Smoke (smoker/previous smoker) | 8 (11.8%) | 37 (54.4%) | 23 (33.8%) | 0.026 |
Regular alcohol consumption | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.01%) | 1 (0.01%) | 0.719 |
Benzodiazepine use | 10 (33.3%) | 15 (21.7%) | 15 (24.2%) | 0.47 |
Antidepressants | 1 (3.3%) | 6 (8.7%) | 6 (9.7%) | 0.56 |
Diabetes | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.80 |
Renal Failure | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0) | 0.51 |
Anemia | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (2.9%) | 3 (4.8%) | 0.84 |
Thyroid dysfunction | 5 (16.7%) | 12 (17.4%) | 12 (19.4%) | 0.94 |