Table1 Demographic and biochemical characteristics of patients and the control group

Age (yr)

27.87 ± 0.314

27.87 ± 0.314

0.198

BMI (kg/m2)

26.18 ± 2.42

24.96 ± 3.71

0.204

Parity

1.14 + 1.22

1.32 + 1.41

0.742

Gravity

2.61 + 1.83

2.34 + 1.99

0.951

Consanguineous marriage

18.4%

16.2

0.799

Smoking

2.1%

1.8%

0.883

TSH (mlU/L)

1.49 ± 0.70

1.36 ± 0.51

0.443

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

173.56 ± 24.22

168.29 ± 27.66

0.293

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

106.22 ± 52.69

99.14 ± 26.98

0.601

AST

18.48 ± 2.99

20.63 ± 7.25

0.479

ALT

23.69 ± 5.98

25.51 ± 10.97

0.296

ALP

68.71 ± 14.53

61.25 ± 10.68

0.311

Insulin (IU/L)

9.98 ± 4.99

7.712 ± 

0.248

Hematocrit (%)

36.26 ± 2.17

35.11 ± 6.24

0.279

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.02 ± 1.12

12.73 ± 1.01

0.611

Platelet (K/ml)

269,000 ± 6.150

272,000 ± 8.200

0.701

Folate (ng/ml)

10 ± 11

13 ± 10.4

0.214

Uric acid (mg/dl)

3.14 ± 0.68

2.95 ± 0.81

0. 821