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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Dec 6;15(2):269–278. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.12.001

Table 1.

Pre-surgery Characteristics of Participants in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 Study and in the SBQ-R and BDI-1 Analysis Samples.

LABS-2 sample (N=2458)a SBQ-R analysis sample (N=1540)a BDI-1 analysis sample (N=2217)a
No. (%)b No. (%)b No. (%)b
Age, years, median (25th, 75th) 46.0 (37.0, 54.0) 48.0 (38.0, 56.0) 46.0 (37.0, 55.0)
Female 1931 (78.6) 1220 (79.2) 1743 (78.6)
White racec, No./total (%) 2102/2433 (86.4) 1308/1526 (85.7) 1897/2196 (86.4)
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, No./total (%) 119/2456 (4.8) 76/1539 (4.9) 106/2216 (4.8)
Married or living as married, No./total (%) 1444/2264 (63.8) 907/1427 (63.6) 1324/2083 (63.6)
Education (n=2334) (n = 1428) (n = 2082)
 High school or less 521 (23.0) 344 (24.1) 478 (23.0)
 Some college/post high school education 918 (40.5) 558 (39.1) 844 (40.5)
 College degree or higher 825 (36.4) 526 (36.8) 760 (36.5)
Unemployed, No./total (%) 86/2257 (3.8) 41/1425 (2.9) 79/2076 (3.8)
Household income (n=2204) (n = 1387) (n = 2029)
 Less than $25,000 402 (18.2) 257 (18.5) 370 (18.2)
 $25,000-$49,999 568 (25.8) 356 (25.7) 522 (25.7)
 $50,000-$74,999 522 (23.7) 321 (23.1) 467 (23.0)
 $75,000-$99,999 353 (16.0) 226 (16.3) 329 (16.2)
 $100,000-$199,999 292 (13.2) 191 (13.8) 282 (13.9)
 $200,000 or more 67 (3.0) 36 (2.6) 59 (2.9)
Body mass indexd, median (25th, 75th) 45.9 (41.7, 51.5) 45.8 (41.7, 51.3) 45.9 (41.8, 51.3)
Diabetes, No./total (%) 774/2314 (33.4) 491/1452 (33.8) 702/2109 (33.3)
Hypertension, No./total (%) 1601/2372 67.5 1010/1486 (68.0) 1466/2152 (68.1)
Dyslipidemia, No./total (%) 1254/1976 63.5 794/1505 (63.5) 1141/1801 (63.4)
Sleep apnea, No./total (%) 1288/2455 52.5 827/1540 (53.7) 1170/2216 (52.8)
Severe walking limitation, No./total (%) 153/2248 6.8 102/1411 (7.2) 137/2040 (6.7)
SF-36 general health score (n=2268) (n = 1430) (n = 2086)
 Median (25th, 75th) 40 (32, 49) 40 (32, 47) 40 (32, 47)
SF-36 bodily pain score (n=2261) (n = 1424) (n = 2079)
 Median (25th, 75th) 40 (32, 49) 40 (32, 49) 40 (32, 49)
ISEL belongingness score (n=2260) (n = 1423) (n = 2078)
 Median (25th, 75th) 14 (12, 16) 14 (12, 16) 14 (12, 16)
Dissatisfied with sexual life, No./total (%) 1039/2077 (50.0) 660/1305 (50.6) 952/1912 (49.8)
BDI-1 depressive symptoms score (n=2277) (n = 1419) (n = 2108)
 Median (25th, 75th) 6 (3, 11) 6 (3, 11) 6 (3, 11)
Current or recent smoker, No./total (%) 324/2454 (13.2) 167/1540 (10.8) 278/2213 (12.6)
Regular alcohol consumption, No./total (%) 146/2262 (6.5) 104/1426 (7.3) 142/2081 (6.8)
AUD symptoms, No./total (%) 148/2256 (6.6) 95/1421 (6.7) 140/2075 (6.7)
Illicit drug use, No./total (%) 100/2251 (4.4) 55/1419 (3.9) 90/2069 (4.3)
Prescription opioid use, No./total (%) 384/2398 (16.0) 257/1504 (17.1) 348/2173 (16.0)
Anti-anxiety medication use, No./total (%) 142/2259 (6.3) 87/1423 (6.1) 118/2070 (5.7)
Anti-depressant medication use, No./total (%) 870/2246 (38.7) 535/1413 (37.9) 796/2060 (38.6)
Past-year psychiatric counseling, No./total (%) 529/2246 (23.6) 328/1414 (23.2) 485/2065 (23.5)
Lifetime history of psychiatric 229/2250 (10.2) 157/1419 (11.1) 214/2072 (10.3)
hospitalization, No./total (%)
Surgical procedure
 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 1738 (70.7) 1081 (70.2) 1153 (70.1)
 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band 610 (24.8) 382 (24.8) 560 (25.3)
 Other 110 (4.5) 77 (5.0) 104 (4.7)

Abbreviations: AUD, alcohol use disorder; BDI-1, Beck Depression Inventory 1; BMI, body mass index, ISEL, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List; SF-36, Short-Form Health Survey-36; SBQ-R, Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised.

a

Denominators shift between variables because of missing data.

b

Data are reported as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

c

Due to small numbers, non-white racial categories were combined: Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, multiple races.

d

Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.