Table 1.

Pre-operative patients’ characteristics n (%)

Characteristics	Value, mean ± SD n = 11
Age (yr)	40.6 ± 10.2
Height (m)	1.60 ± 0.1
Ideal body weight (kg)	57.4 ± 8.9
Excess body weight (kg)	59.3 ± 16
Excess body weight (%)	104.2 ± 25.5
Body mass index (kg/m2)	45.2 ± 5.6
Gender
Male	3 (27.3)
Female	8 (72.7)
Comorbidities
At least 1 comorbidity	4 (36.4)
Blood hypertension	3 (27.3)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus	2 (18.2)
Sleep apnea syndrome	1 (9.1)
Joint problems	3 (27.3)