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

^aBMI = body mass index.