Table 1 Comparison between the two patients’ groups and the control group regarding demographic data and anthropometric measurements

 Demographic data

  Women ^a

37 (77.1)

24 (88.9)

34 (73.9)

(X²) 2.358

0.308

  Age (years) ^b

41.97 ± 11.06

45.55 ± 16.81

41.50 ± 12.18

(K) 0.492

0.782

  Side (right/left) ^c

43 (56.6) / 33 (43.4)

21 (61.8) / 13 (38.2)

34 (56.7) / 26 (43.3)

(X²) 0.295

0.863

  Dominant hand ^c

44 (57.9)

23 (67.6)

37 (61.7)

(X²) 0.950

0.622

 Anthropometric measurements

  Weight (kg) ^b

81.49 ± 12.06

76.48 ± 11.65

79.64 ± 12.52

(K) 2.461

0.292

  Height (cm) ^b

162.39 ± 7.78

163.14 ± 6.58

163.82 ± 7.14

(K) 1.597

0.450

  BMI (kg/m²) ^b

31.05 ± 4.99

28.71 ± 4.04

29.78 ± 5.11

(K) 4.630

0.099

 BMI category

  Underweight ^a

0 (0)

1 (3.7)

2 (4.3)

(X²) 8.730

0.366

  Normal weight ^a

6 (12.5)

2 (7.4)

5 (10.9)

  Overweight ^a

15 (31.2)

16 (59.3)

18 (39.1)

  Obese ^a

26 (54.2)

8 (29.6)

20 (43.5)

  Morbid obese ^a

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

1 (2.2)