Table 1 Patient’s characteristics
Character | Sodium chloride | TSPP | p (Fisher exact probability test) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size, n | 32 | 32 | – |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 37.98 ± 6.27 | 36.87 ± 5.25 | – |
Days since symptoms to enrollment, mean ± SD | 96.54 ± 4.12 | 94.81 ± 3.89 | – |
Gender | |||
Male, n | 14 | 12 | 0.79 |
Female, n | 18 | 20 | 0.79 |
Smokers (current/never), n | 5/32 | 4/32 | 1.00 |
Comorbidities, n | |||
Asthma | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
Hypertension | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
Migraine | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
Hyperuricemia | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
Current medication | |||
Anti-histamine | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
Metformin | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Glimepiride | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
ACE inhibitor | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
Paracetamol | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |