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. 2014 Jul-Sep;18(3):e2014.00099. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00099

Table 1.

Patient Demographic Data, BMI, and Comorbidities

Morbidly Obese (n = 24) Super Obese (n = 11) P Value
Male patients 13 (54.2%) 7 (63.6%) .61
Female patients 11 (45.8%) 4 (36.4%)
Age (mean ± SD) (yr) 42 ± 10.8 41.2 ± 8.7 .81
Mean No. of comorbidities 2 1.64 .77
Initial BMIa (mean ± SD) (kg/m2) 43.2 ± 4.3 61 ± 12.9 .001
Initial weight (mean ± SD) (kg) 120.7 ± 18.7 166.6 ± 36.9 .003
Diabetes 9 (37.5%) 4 (36.3%) .951
Hypertension 14 (58.3%) 6 (54.5%) .843
Obstructive sleep apnea 11 (45.8%) 7 (63.6%) .012
Hypothyroidism 14 (58.3%) 1 (9.1%) .776
a

BMI = body mass index.