TABLE 1. Distribution of bariatric patients according to sociodemographic variables and type of surgery performed (n=109).
| Indicators | Groups | ||
| Control | Intervention | p | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.294* | ||
| Male | 18 (33.3) | 13 (23.6) | |
| Female | 36 (66.7) | 42 (76.4) | |
| Age | 0.068** | ||
| 17 to 27 years | 16 (29.6) | 12 (21.8) | |
| 28 to 34 years | 20 (37.0) | 11 (20.0) | |
| 35 to 44 years | 10 (18.5) | 17 (30.9) | |
| 45 years or older | 8 (14.8) | 15 (27.3) | |
| Marital status | 0.426 | ||
| With partner | 33 (61.1) | 38 (69.1) | |
| Without partner | 21 (38.9) | 17 (30.9) | |
| Educational level | 0.110** | ||
| 5 to 8 years | 9 (16.7) | 4 (7.3) | |
| 9 to 11 years | 20 (37.0) | 19 (34.5) | |
| 12 years or more | 25 (46.3) | 32 (58.2) | |
| Occupational condition | 0.818* | ||
| Remunerated | 43 (79.6) | 42 (76.4) | |
| Not remunerated | 11 (20.4) | 13 (23.6) | |
| Economic class | 0.665** | ||
| Upper | 12 (25.0) | 16 (32.0) | |
| Middle | 17 (35.4) | 18 (36.0) | |
| Lower | 19 (39.6) | 16 (32.0) | |
| Type of surgery | 0.665* | ||
| Sleeve | 13 (24.1) | 16 (29.1) | |
| Bypass | 41 (75.9) | 39 (70.9) | |
*Fisher’s Exact test; **Chi square test; p<0.05