Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2021; 9(29): 8763-8772
Published online Oct 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8763
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrolled participants (n = 361)

Non-recurrent group (n = 250), n (%)
Recurrent group (n = 111), n (%)
P value
Age (mean ± SD)49.57 ± 9.2251.15 ± 9.670.1395
Sex, male165 (66)67 (60.36)0.3022
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)23.74 ± 3.324.3 ± 3.690.1552
Smoking0.8010
Never 82 (40.39)33 (37.93)
Ex-smoker68 (33.5)28 (32.18)
Current smoker53 (26.11)26 (29.89)
Alcohol consumption0.9465
None to minimal (< 70 g/wk)120 (51.28)51 (52.58)
Moderate (70-279 g/wk) 82 (35.04)34 (35.05)
Heavy (> 280 g/wk) 32 (13.68)12 (12.37)
Medication18 (3.4)3 (3.09)1.000
HTN (Yes)54 (21.6)30 (27.03)0.2601
DM (Yes)19 (7.6)6 (5.41)0.4485
Hyperlipidemia56 (22.4)29 (26.13)0.4413