Table 3.
Patient characteristics associated with the likelihood of receiving of bariatric surgery
| Favoring receipt of bariatric surgery | Effect Size | NOT favoring receipt of bariatric surgery | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Demographics | |||
| Female gender (Pitzul, Wee) | 2/9 | Older age (Wee) | 1/9 |
| Higher body mass index (Sivagnanam) | 1/9 | ||
| African Americans and Hispanics were more likely than Whites to consider bariatric surgery if their doctor advised it (Wee) | 1/9 | ||
| Having some college education (Wee) | 1/9 | ||
| Hypertension as a comorbidity (Wee) | 1/9 | ||
| Patient attitudes and behavior | |||
| Having a lower ideal body weight (Wee) | 1/9 | Concerns about surgical complications or death (Sivagnanam, Wee) | 2/9 |
| Receiving a recommendation from primary care physician to consider undergoing bariatric surgery (Wee) | 1/9 | Concern about the financial burden of bariatric surgery (Pitzul, Sivagnanam) | 2/9 |
| Higher obesity-specific quality of life (Wee) | 1/9 | ||
| Physically incapable of commuting (Sivagnanam) | 1/9 | ||
| Unable to arrange childcare for clinic appointments (Sivagnanam) | 1/9 | ||
| Concern about financial burden associated with commuting to clinic appointments (Sivagnanam) | 1/9 | ||
| Lack of choice regarding surgeon, type of operation and/or hospital (Sivagnanam) | 1/9 | ||
| Prefer to lose weight on their own (Pitzul) | 1/9 | ||
| Unable to complete participation in bariatric surgery preoperative program indicated by multiple missing appointments or dropping out of the program (Pitzul) | 1/9 | ||
| Unable to complete participation in bariatric surgery preoperative program due to inability to stop smoking cigarettes or marijuana, both preoperative requirements (Pitzul) | 1/9 | ||
| Prefer to lose weight on their own (Pitzul) | 1/9 | ||
ES=effect size