Table 4 The improvement of depression level among obese subjects between pre- to post-LSG regarding Beck’s depression scale (BDI-II)
Depression Inventory (BDI-II) (post) | Depression Inventory (BDI-II) (pre) (n = 108)a | χ2 | MCP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non (n = 55) 50.9% | Mild (n = 25) 23.1% | Moderate (n = 18) 16.7% | Severe (n = 10) 9.3% | |||
• Non-depressed (n = 74) | 49 (45.4%) | 17 (15.7%) | 6 (5.6%) | 2 (1.9%) | 49.444* | < 0.001* |
• Mild (n = 20) | 5 (4.6%) | 7 (6.5%) | 8 (7.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
• Moderate (n = 12) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.9%) | 4 (3.7%) | 6 (5.6%) | ||
• Severe (n = 2) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.9%) | ||