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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 374)

From: Clinical utility of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale for the detection of depression among bariatric surgery candidates

Characteristic

N

(%)

Sex

 Female

299

79.9

 Male

75

20.1

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

190

50.8

 Single

95

25.4

 Separated/divorced

63

16.8

 Widowed

26

7.0

Education

 8 years

133

35.6

 11 years

168

44.9

 15 years +

73

19.5

Mean age, years (S.D.)

43.0 (11.6)

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (S.D.)

47.0 (7.1)

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BMC Psychiatry

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