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Characteristics
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Intervention N = 44
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Control N = 42
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p.value*
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Sex
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Male
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27 (61.4%)
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22 (52.4%)
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0.400
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Female
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17 (38.6%)
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20 (47.6%)
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Underlying diseases
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Diabetes
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15 (34.1%)
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13 (31.0%)
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0.756
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Cardiovascular disease
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12 (27.3%)
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14 (33.3%)
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0.541
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Hypertension
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19 (43.2%)
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20 (47.6%)
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0.679
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Renal disease
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2 (4.5%)
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0 (0%)
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0.495
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Liver disease
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0 (0%)
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0 (0%)
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–
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Others
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1 (2.3%)
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3 (7.1%)
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0.355
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Smoking
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Non-smoker
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27 (61.4%)
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27 (64.3%)
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0.699
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Ex-smoker
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9 (20.5%)
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10 (23.8%)
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Smoker
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8 (18.2%)
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5 (11.9%)
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O2 saturation < 85
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22 (52.4%)
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20 (48.8%)
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0.743
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Age (year); mean ± standard deviation
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56.2 ± 17.5
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61.3 ± 17.3
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0.174
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- * Chi square, Fisher’s Exact Test, T test
