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Patients with Behcet’s disease |
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Active, n=40 |
Inactive, n=70 |
Control, n =46 |
p |
| Age (year) |
38.8±10 |
39±11.3 |
38±10 |
NS |
| Female / Male (n) |
25/15 |
44/26 |
26/20 |
NS |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
25.4±3.4 |
24.6±6.8 |
26±5.4 |
NS |
| Smoker (n,%) |
9(22.5) |
11(23.9) |
17(24.3) |
NS |
| SBP (mmHg) |
115.4±2.8 |
113.5±6.4 |
110.8±7.5 |
NS |
| DBP (mmHg) |
78±6.4 |
76.3±5.5 |
74.6±8.6 |
NS |
| Heart rate (beat/min) |
78.2±8.4 |
76.6±4.8 |
75.7±6.6 |
NS |
| Blood glucose (mg/dl) |
91.2±6 |
85.7±10 |
88.9±8 |
NS |
| Total cholesterol(mg/dL) |
173.2±39 |
178.7±53 |
182.4±35 |
NS |
| LDL cholesterol(mg/dL) |
105.9±34.8 |
110.7±25 |
120.4±42 |
NS |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
152±76 |
146±52 |
166±64 |
NS |
| Disease duration (years) |
6.8±4.9 |
6.1±4.6 |
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0.5 |
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| DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NS, not significant;
SBP, Systolic blood pressure |
| Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the patients and controls. |
