Research Article
Receptivity to Bariatric Surgery in Qualified Patients
Table 1
Respondent characteristics in 371 patients of the Wharton Medical Clinic who qualify for bariatric surgery.
| ā | Interested in bariatric surgery | Not interested in bariatric surgery | value |
| , % | 87 (23) | 284 (77) | ā | Female, % | 67 (77) | 200 (70) | 0.23 | White, % | 63 (72) | 236 (83) | 0.08 | Age, years | 47.5 (11.2) | 48.2 (11.5) | 0.61 | Type 2 diabetes, % | 14 () | 26 () | 0.17 | BMI, kg/m2 | 48.0 (8.2) | 46.2 (6.6) | 0.05 | Hypercholesterolemia, % | 7 () | 37 (13) | 0.14 | Hypertension, % | 56 (64) | 99 (35) | 0.9 | Obstructive sleep apnea, % | 2 () | 12 () | 0.34 |
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Data are presented as frequency (%) or mean (SD). Significantly different from being interested in bariatric surgery ().
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