Research Article
One-Year Effectiveness of a 3-Week Balneotherapy Program for the Treatment of Overweight or Obesity
Table 2
Patient characteristics at baseline.
| | | All patients | Matched patients | | |
Balneotherapy | Usual
care | |
Balneotherapy | Usual
care | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gender, (%) | | | 0.54 | | | 1.0 | | Male | 23 (19.2%) | 31 (22.6%) | | 11 (15.7%) | 11 (15.7%) | | | Female | 97 (80.8%) | 106 (77.4%) | | 59 (84.3%) | 59 (84.3%) | | | Age—years, mean ± SD | 51.3 ± 11.5 | 50.5 ± 10.9 | 0.54 | 52.1 ± 11.3 | 51.9 ± 10.8 | 0.90 | | Married or living with a partner, (%) | 78 (65.0%) | 99 (72.3%) | 0.23 | 42 (60.0%) | 48 (68.6%) | 0.38 | | Number of children, (%) | | | 0.83 | | | 0.84 | | None | 22 (18.3%) | 28 (20.4%) | | 16 (22.8%) | 13 (18.6%) | | | One | 23 (19.2%) | 22 (16.1%) | | 13 (18.6%) | 13 (18.6%) | | | ≥2 | 75 (62.5%) | 87 (63.5%) | | 41 (58.6%) | 44 (62.8%) | | | Living in town ≥ 100.000 population, (%) | 23 (19.2%) | 37 (27.0%) | 0.14 | 13 (18.6%) | 17 (24.3%) | 0.54 | | BMI—kg/m2, mean ± SD | 31.3 ± 2.7 | 31.2 ± 2.5 | 0.76 | 31.4 ± 2.8 | 31.3 ± 2.6 | 0.75 | | Weight status, (%) | | | 0.70 | | | 1.0 | | Overweight | 75 (62.5%) | 82 (59.9%) | | 42 (60.0%) | 42 (60.0%) | | | Obese | 45 (37.5%) | 55 (40.1%) | | 28 (40.0%) | 28 (40.0%) | | | Fat mass > 35%, (%) | 64 (53.3%) | 61 (44.5%) | 0.17 | 38 (54.3%) | 40 (57.1%) | 0.87 | | Waistline measurement >100 cm, (%) | 73 (60.8%) | 86 (62.8%) | 0.80 | 46 (65.7%) | 45 (64.3%) | 1.0 | | Paternal history of obesity, (%) | 46 (38.3%) | 44 (32.1%) | 0.36 | 24 (34.3%) | 28 (40.0%) | 0.60 | | Maternal history of obesity, (%) | 59 (49.2%) | 58 (42.3%) | 0.32 | 34 (48.6%) | 32 (45.7%) | 0.87 | | Sibship history obesity, (%) | 40 (33.3%) | 45 (32.9%) | 1.0 | 25 (35.7%) | 25 (35.7%) | 1.0 | | Diabetic, (%) | 14 (10.2%) | 6 (5.0%) | 0.16 | 8 (11.4%) | 4 (5.7%) | 0.37 | | Current smoker, (%) | 12 (11.7%) | 21 (15.3%) | 0.26 | 7 (10.0%) | 9 (12.9%) | 0.79 | | Regular alcohol consumption, (%) | 29 (24.2%) | 34 (24.8%) | 1.0 | 17 (24.3%) | 11 (15.7%) | 0.29 | | Regular physical activities, (%) | 23 (19.2%) | 28 (20.4%) | 0.88 | 14 (20.0%) | 11 (15.7%) | 0.66 | | SBP ≥ 130 mmHg, (%) | 81 (67.5%) | 70 (51.1%) | <0.01 | 44 (62.9%) | 44 (62.9%) | 1.0 | | DBP ≥ 80 mmHg, (%) | 75 (62.5%) | 70 (51.1%) | 0.08 | 44 (62.9%) | 41 (58.6%) | 0.73 | | Pulse ≥ 70 beats per minute | 65 (54.2%) | 53 (38.7%) | 0.02 | 36 (51.4%) | 32 (45.7%) | 0.61 | | SF12 mental score, mean ± SD | 59.3 ± 1.1 | 59.4 ± 1.1 | 0.44 | 59.4 ± 1.1 | 59.2 ± 1.1 | 0.26 | | SF12 physical score, mean ± SD | 44.6 ± 9.8 | 46.5 ± 9.2 | 0.16 | 44.0 ± 10.4 | 46.5 ± 9.8 | 0.18 |
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