Research Article

Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Severely Obese Adults during a Two-Year Lifestyle Intervention Programme

Table 1

Characteristics of the adults with severe obesity at baseline, .

Age, mean (SD)43.6 (9.4)
Gender, (%)
 Women37 (75.5)
Sociodemographic status, (%)
 Married/cohabiting31 (63.3)
 Having children27 (55.1)
 College/university education22 (44.9)
 Employed41 (83.7)
Anthropometrics, mean (SD)
 Body mass index, kg/m242.1 (6.0)
 Weight, kg123.9 (18.6)
 Waist circumference, cm128.3 (13.0)
 Fat mass, %58.2 (11.7)

Standard deviation: SD.