Table 1.
Patient characteristics and prevalence of co-morbidities in obese, non-obese and all patients
| All patients (n = 2485) |
BMI < 30 (n = 1095) |
BMI ≥ 30 (n = 1390) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 26.2±0.1 | 26.2±0.2 | 26.2±0.2 | 0.862 |
| Height (inches) | 64.6±0.1 | 64.8±0.1 | 64.4±0.1 | 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 85.9±0.4 | 71.3±0.3 | 97.4±0.5 | < 0.001 |
| HTN (%) | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | < 0.001 |
| PIH (%) | 9.8 | 6.7 | 12.3 | < 0.001 |
| OSA (%) | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.049 |
| Asthma (%) | 12.6 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 0.038 |
| GERD (%) | 16.5 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 0.028 |
| Non-gestational DM (%) | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.002 |
| Gestational DM (%) | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.015 |
Data are mean ± standard error or percentage. * P<0.05
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; HTN = hypertension; PIH = pregnancy induced hypertension; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease; DM = diabetes mellitus.