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Table 1 Characteristics of patients seeking obesity treatment

From: Psychiatric disorders of patients seeking obesity treatment

 

Surgical

Non-surgical

p*

 

(N=455)

(N=386)

 

Female

321 (70.5)

259 (67.1)

.281

Age (years)(SD)

34.1 (10.8)

37.2 (12.4)

<.001

BMI at First Visit (SD)

39.5 (8.3)

31.2 (7.3)

<.001

Education, Years (%)

   

> 16

23 (5.1)

20 (4.8)

.028

13–16

234 (51.4)

195 (51.9)

 

10–12

154 (33.8)

104 (27.4)

 

7–9

26 (5.7)

29 (7.4)

 

1–6

17 (3.7)

28 (7.2)

 

0

1 (0.2)

5 (1.3)

 

Marital Status (%)

   

single

257 (56.5)

150 (39.2)

<.001

married

161 (35.4)

202 (52.7)

 

divorced

30 (6.6)

24 (6.3)

 

widowed

7 (1.5)

7 (1.8)

 

CHQ score (SD)

4.2 (2.7)

3.8 (3.0)

.102

TDQ score (SD)

15.0 (11.6)

13.0(13.0)

.023

  1. *Chi-square test was used for categorical variables; t-test was used for continuous variables.