Characteristics Patients (n=60) mean ± SD Controls (n=60) mean ± SD P Value Female/male, n 30/30 30/30 *NS Age, years 58 ± 9.92 57 ± 11.02 NS Hypertension, n (%) 33 (55%) 22(36.7%) **P=0.04 Family history, n (%) 25 (41.7%) 19 (31.7%) NS *NS: None-Significant. **A p-value < 0.05 considered significant.

Table 1: The demographic and clinical data of the patient and control groups.