Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery for Morbidly Obese with Diabetes Patients in Thailand

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients before receiving bariatric surgery in KCMH database ().

Characteristics	Value
Female sex, n (%)	43 (58.9%)
Age, years	41.8 (12.2)
Baseline BMI (kg/m^2)	50.1 (10.3)
Baseline body weight (kg)	135.8 (33.1)
Baseline HbA1C (%)	7.6 (1.9)
Baseline total cholesterol (mg/dL)	188.3 (48.4)
Baseline HDL (mg/dL)	43.2 (10.6)
Baseline LDL (mg/dL)	114.5 (41.9)
Baseline TG (mg/dL)	163.3 (98.7)
Baseline SBP (mmHg)	139.1 (18.8)
Baseline DBP (mmHg)	82.4 (12.0)

The values are expressed as mean (SD). BMI: body mass index; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1C; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation.