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Table 1 Comparison between Groups as regards age, sex and disease duration

From: Environmental pollution impact on the severity of some rheumatic diseases: a comparative analytical study on inflammatory and non-inflammatory samples

 

Groups

P-value

RA Group

FMS Group

Control Group

Age/years

Range

38  -  53

35 - 52

36 - 51

0.190

Mean ± SDa

47.8  ±  5.84

45.50 ± 7.273

44.250 ± 5.169

Sex

Male

1

5%

1

5%

0

0%

0.596

Female

19

95%

19

95%

20

100%

Duration/years

Range

1  -  7

2 - 6

- - -

0.498

Mean ± SD

4.550  ±  2.502

4.100 ± 1.553

- ± -

  1. aSD Standard deviation