. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Sep 10;6(1):72. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.08.012

Table 1.

Characteristics of bariatric surgery candidates and normal-weight controls (mean ± SD)

	Bariatric surgery candidates	Normal-weight controls	P value



Age (years)	48.4 ± 9.4	46.4 ± 9.0	0.542

Sex (%)
Female	81.8	86.7
Male	18.2	13.3	0.476

Race (%)
Caucasian	68.2	100
African American	13.6	0
Hispanic	18.2	0	0.053

Marital Status
Married	57.8	60.0
Not married	42.2	40.0	0.417

Education level (%)
High school or vocational training	23.8	0
< 4 years of college	28.6	21.4
≥ 4 years of college	47.6	78.6	0.089

Weight (kg)	131.6 ± 27.9	61.5 ± 8.9	0.0001

BMI (kg/m²)	49.3 ± 8.4	22.8 ± 1.3	0.0001