Stata® version 12.0 software (StataCorp., Texas, USA) was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics including median, inter-quartile range (IQR) for all parameters were calculated. Shapiro–Wilk normality test showed that compared data did not follow a normal distribution. So, a Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to test the statistical significance of the difference in all parameters and a Spearman’s rank correlation test was used for correlation testing. Two sided p-values were provided and p-values <0.05 were considered significant.
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