3.1 Demographic characteristics
A total of 63 patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and
consented to be enrolled in the study, out of whom 32 patients were in
the general group and 31 patients in the heavy group. The average age of
the patients in the general group was 62.25±15.07 years with 15 male
patients, whereas the average age of the patients in the heavy group was
64.55±14.88 years with 18 male patients. The differences in age and
gender between the two groups were not found to be statistically
significant (P > 0.05).