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Table 2 Comorbidity profile 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

n = 195

Women

n = 159

Men

n = 36

p-value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Sleep Apnea

127 (65.1)

94 (59.1)

33 (91.7)

p < .001

On CPAP

89 (70.1)

61 (64.9)

28 (84.8)

 

Back Pain (n = 188)

95 (50.5)

80 (51.3)

15 (46.9)

p = 0.650

Dyslipidemia (n = 186)

89 (47.8)

68 (43.9)

21 (67.7)

p = 0.015

Hypertension (n = 188)

89 (47.3)

67 (42.9)

22 (68.8)

p = 0.008

Osteoarthritis (n = 188)

83 (44.1)

68 (43.6)

15 (46.9)

p = 0.733

Type 2 Diabetes

82 (42.1)

64 (40.3)

18 (50.0)

p = 0.285

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (n = 189)

81 (43.1)

64 (41.0)

17 (53.1)

p = 0.155

Gallbladder Disease/Gallstones (n = 187)

75 (40.1)

68 (43.6)

7 (22.6)

p = 0.029

Asthma (n = 188)

42 (22.3)

32 (20.5)

10 (31.3)

p = 0.184

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (n = 159)

32 (20.1)

32 (20.1)

n/a

 

Yeast/Fungal Infection (n = 187)

26 (13.9)

24 (15.5)

2 (6.3)

p = 0.169

Hypothyroidism (n = 187)

21 (11.2)

19 (12.3)

2 (6.3)

p = 0.327

Gout (n = 188)

21 (11.2)

9 (5.8)

12 (37.5)

p = 0.000