Table 1. Comparison demographic characteristics of study sample, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton bariatric surgery program candidates and provincial bariatric surgery candidates (as reported by Anvari, M., Sharma, A., Yusuf, S., et al., 2015).
| Study Sample | SJHH | All Ontario Centres | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean) | 43.7 (10.7) | 46* | 45* |
| Male:Female (%) | 9.1:90.9 | 20.0:80.0 | 19.5:81.5 |
| Type II Diabetes (%) | 29.5 | 33.3 | 32.7 |
| Hypertension (%) | 39.5 | 46.0 | 47.4 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 30.2 | 36.5 | 33.7 |
| BMI (Mean) | 44.2 (3.8) | 49.4 | 48.6 |
*Standard Deviation information was not available from the Bariatric Registry