Receptivity to Bariatric Surgery in Qualified Patients
Table 3
Mean scores for responses to questions regarding receptivity to bariatric surgery.
Interested
Not interested
Relative risk (95% CI)
Past weight loss success
2.3 (0.6)
2.5 (0.6)
0.71 (0.57–0.87)
Dieting has helped me manage my weight in the past
2.7 (1.2)
3.3 (1.2)
0.74 (0.63–0.87)
Exercise has helped me manage my weight in the past
3.1 (1.1)
3.6 (1.2)
0.77 (0.66–0.90)
Weight loss medication has helped me manage my weight in the past
2.0 (1.1)
1.9 (1.2)
1.07 (0.92–1.25)
Diets are easy to stick to
1.9 (0.9)
2.2 (1.0)
0.81 (0.66–1.00)
Exercise is easy to stick to
2.2 (1.0)
2.5 (1.1)
0.83 (0.69–0.99)
I have lost weight in the past but cannot keep it off (i)
1.7 (1.2)
2.2 (1.1)
Not estimable
Receptivity to surgery
2.7 (0.5)
2.1 (0.6)
1.90 (1.56–2.31)
Surgery will help maintain my current weight
2.7 (1.5)
2.3 (1.1)
1.80 (1.63–1.99)
Surgery would be a last resort (i)
2.8 (1.3)
1.5 (1.1)
1.79 (1.64–1.96)
Surgery will cause a drastic change in my eating habits (i)
1.8 (1.0)
2.2 (1.3)
0.79 (0.65–0.96)
Surgery will cause a drastic change in my lifestyle (i)
1.8 (1.1)
2.3 (1.3)
0.74 (0.61–0.90)
I believe surgery will be effective in helping me reach my goal weight
4.5 (0.8)
2.7 (1.3)
2.85 (2.21–3.68)
Positive social support regarding surgery
3.5 (1.2)
2.7 (0.9)
1.86 (1.51–2.29)
My family approves of surgery
3.8 (1.3)
2.5 (1.2)
1.75 (1.48–2.08)
My partner approves of surgery
3.9 (1.3)
2.4 (1.2)
1.85 (1.53–2.22)
My friends approve of surgery
3.7 (1.2)
2.6 (1.1)
1.76 (1.49–2.07)
People will judge me if I get bariatric surgery (i)
2.3 (1.2)
2.3 (1.3)
1.02 (0.87–1.19)
Financial concerns regarding surgery
1.8 (0.7)
2.6 (0.8)
0.49 (0.40–0.60)
I would get surgery if the costs were covered (i)
1.5 (1.0)
3.6 (1.4)
0.40 (0.31–0.52)
I would pay for surgery myself
2.2 (1.2)
1.6 (1.0)
1.36 (1.20–1.56)
Data are presented as mean (SD) and as relative risk (95% confidence interval) adjusted for BMI, sex, and age. Scores are on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). (i) signifies inverted score for category score calculation (i.e., 1 = strongly agree and 5 = strongly disagree). Significantly different from being interested in bariatric surgery ().
