Research Article
The Experience of Being Obese and the Many Consequences of Stigma
Table 1
Participants’ Demographics.
| Name | Sex | Age | Method used | Weight loss |
| Caroline | F | 35 | Surgery | Yes | Angela | F | 37 | Surgery | Yes | Emma | F | 33 | Surgery | Yes | Cathy | F | 33 | Surgery | Yes | Jenny | F | 25 | Surgery | Yes | Mia | F | 48 | Surgery | Yes | Pat | F | 43 | Surgery | Yes | Alison | F | 46 | Surgery | Yes | Fiona | F | 54 | Surgery | Yes | Sonia | F | 49 | Surgery | Yes | Michael | M | 41 | Surgery | Yes | Jane | F | 50 | Surgery | Yes | Linda | F | 51 | Medication | Yes | Marion | F | 40 | Medication | Yes | Roger | M | 58 | Medication | Yes | David | M | 47 | Medication | Yes | Tanvir | M | 44 | Medication | Yes | Matthew | M | 43 | Medication | Yes | Andrew | M | 25 | Behavioural | Yes | Nicky | F | 33 | Behavioural | Yes | Helen | F | 32 | Behavioural | Yes | Jacob | M | 26 | Behavioural | Yes | Jackie | F | 32 | Behavioural | Yes | Louise | F | 47 | Behavioural | Yes | Marie | F | 62 | Medication | No | Agnes | F | 61 | Medication | No | Frances | F | 57 | Medication | Regained | Pat | F | 34 | Medication | Regained | Peter | M | 49 | Medication | Yes | Kate | F | 33 | Medication | No | Sue | F | 48 | Waiting list | No | Martin | M | 70 | Behavioural | No | Chris | M | 46 | Waiting list | No | Mark | M | 36 | Behavioural | No | Lisa | F | 47 | Behavioural | No | Karen | F | 53 | Waiting list | No | Vicky | F | 43 | Behavioural | No | Lois | F | 50 | Waiting list | No | Anna | F | 34 | Waiting list | No | Denise | F | 35 | Behavioural | No | Lauren | F | 52 | Waiting list | No | Freddie | M | 34 | Waiting list | No | Joy | F | 42 | Behavioural | No | Sarah | F | 20 | Behavioural | No | Enid | F | 29 | Behavioural | No |
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