Table 5.

Module 2 (part B)—Relative importance of pre-operative patient factors (N = 79 voters in round 2)

Statements (N = 23)	N	Level of importance	Percentage consensus
Patient's levels of general health and fitness	79	Very	98.7%
The presence and/or nature of comorbid illness	79	Very	97.5%
Ability to understand/cognitive level	79	Very	96.2%
Alcohol or other substance abuse	79	Very	96.2%
Psychological health and illness	79	Very	94.9%
Cardiovascular health	79	Very	94.9%
Liver health (including cirrhosis and portal hypertension)	78	Very	94.9%
Patient's level of compliance	79	Very	92.4%
Obesity's impact on patient’s quality of life	79	Very	92.4%
Patient's nutritional status	79	Very	91.1%
Physiological more than chronological age	79	Very	89.9%
Kidney function	78	Very	89.7%
Respiratory health	79	Very	88.6%
Social and/or family network and support	79	Very	84.8%
Presence/nature of physical disabilities	79	Very	84.8%
Current smoking status	79	Very	84.8%
Advanced diabetes mellitus	79	Very	83.5%
Muscle mass (risk of sarcopenia)	78	Very	83.3%
Life span expectations	79	Very	82.3%
Patient's level of physical mobility	79	Very	81.0%
Bone health	79	Very	73.4%
Financial means (e.g., ability to afford vitamins)	79	Very	59.5%
Thyroid disease	78	Not very	53.8%

This list was added in response to an open-ended question asking voters to list factors they considered important in the decision to perform and how to perform surgical or endoscopic bariatric interventions. The order of factors is from highest to lowest percentage perceiving a factor as important. Italicized statements did not reach consensus