| Total population n = 195 | Women n = 159 | Men n = 36 | p-value | |||
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 | 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%) | Â | 146 (91.8%) | Â | 33 (91.7%) | Â | Â |
 | n | % | n | % | n | % |  |
Female | 159 | 81.5% | 143 | Â | 52 | Â | Â |
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% |  |