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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of total sample and by sex

From: Morbidity and health-related quality of life of patients accessing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single-centre cross-sectional study in one province of Canada

 

Total population

n = 195

Women

n = 159

Men

n = 36

p-value

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

 

Age (years)

44 (10)

22–70

44 (9)

22–70

46 (11)

29–66

p = 0.110

Weight (kg)

134.9 (23.2)

90.0–231.0

130.2 (19.8)

90.0–187.5

155.8 (25.9)

106.0–231.0

P < .001

BMI (kg/m2)

48.8 (6.7)

35.2–67.2

48.7 (6.8)

35.2–67.2

49.6 (6.5)

37.8–60.7

p = 0.428

Obese Class II

16 (8.2%)

 

13 (8.2%)

 

3 (8.3%)

 

p = 0.975

Obese Class III

179 (91.8%)

 

146 (91.8%)

 

33 (91.7%)

  
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Female

159

81.5%

143

 

52

  

Smoking

 Never

81

47.6%

65

45.5%

16

59.3%

p = 0.188

 Former

53

31.2%

45

31.5%

8

29.6%

p = 0.850

 Current

36

21.2%

33

23.1%

3

10.7%

p = 0.142

Marital Status

 Married/Common Law

140

72.2%

109

69.0%

31

86.1%

p = 0.039

 Divorced/Separated/Single/

Never married/Widow

54

27.8%

49

31.0%

5

13.9%

 

Education

 None/Some High School or diploma

47

24.6%

39

25.0%

8

22.9%

p = 0.790

 Some post-secondary/Post-Secondary

144

75.4%

117

75.0%

27

77.1%

Annual Income

  < $15,000

8

4.1%

7

4.4%

1

2.8%

p = 0.877

 $15,000 - $29,999

24

12.3%

21

13.2%

3

8.3%

 $30,000 - $49,999

45

23.1%

37

23.3%

8

22.2%

 $50,000 – $79,999

38

19.5%

30

18.9%

8

22.2%

  ≥ $80,000

53

27.2%

41

25.8%

12

33.3%

 Not Answered

27

13.8%

23

14.5%

4

11.1%

Employment Status

 Full-time/Part-time

120

61.9%

98

61.6%

22

62.9%

p = 0.893

 Other

74

38.1%

61

38.4%

13

37.1%

Race

 Caucasian

179

95.2%

146

95.4%

33

94.3%

p = 0.776

 Other

9

4.8%

7

4.6%

2

5.7%

 Average # of comorbidities (SD)

5.4 (2.7)

0–16

5.2 (2.8)

0–16

6.3 (2.3)

2–11

Number of Comorbidities

  < 4

49

26.1%

45

28.8%

4

12.5%

p = 0.055

  ≥ 4

139

73.9%

111

71.2%

28

87.5%

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