Table 1

Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics

Small patch (n=15)Big patch (n=15)Total sample (n=30)
N (%)N (%)N (%)
Gender
 Male7 (47%)4 (27%)11 (37%)
 Female8 (53%)11 (73%)19 (63%)
Age (years)
 Mean314236
 Range20–4422–6820–68
Body weight (kg)
 Mean747172
 Range57–10058–8957–100
BMI (kg/m2)
 Mean252525
 Range18–3121–3118–31
Ethnicity
 White—any14 (93.3%)13 (87%)27 (90%)
 Black—any1 (6.7%)0 (0.0%)1 (3%)
 Other0 (0.0%)2 (13.3%)2 (7%)
Alcohol consumption status
 Abstains4 (26.7%)3 (20.0%)7 (23.3%)
 Consumes11 (73.3%)12 (80.0%)23 (76.7%)