Statistical analysis
SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 26.0, IBM, USA,
was used to analyse the data. The Shapiro-Wilk Test was used to assess
the distribution of the data set. Total counts (frequency), percentages,
means, and standard deviations were generated as part of descriptive
statistics for patient demographics. For continuous variables, an
independent sample t-test / Mann Whitney U-test was employed, and for
categorical connections, a Chi-square or Fisher exact test was utilised.
Spearman’s rank correlation was used for the correlation analysis, and a
p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically
significant.