Table 1 Patients’ demographics and characteristics

Age (years) (mean, SD)

62.3 (7.0)

65.9 (8.4)

0.15^a

Height (cm) (mean, SD)

155.2 (4.3)

156.5 (4.4)

0.28^a

Body weight (kg) (mean, SD)

54.4 (8.0)

52.5 (8.8)

0.48^a

Body mass index (kg/m²) (mean, SD)

22.6 (3.2)

21.4 (3.2)

0.23^a

Hand dominance (right), n (%)

27 (96.4)

25 (92.6)

0.51^b

Foot dominance (right), n (%)

23 (82.1)

25 (92.6)

0.27^b

Smoking

 Current & previous smoker, n (%)

5 (17.9)

8 (29.6)

0.30^b

Alcohol, n (%)

11 (39.3)

9 (33.3)

0.65^b

Comorbidities

 Hypertension, n (%)

8 (27.6)

6 (22.2)

0.59^b

 Eye disease, n (%)

1 (3.4)

1 (3.7)

0.98^b

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (3.7)

0.30^b