Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients (n = 6687) included in the study, mean (SD) or n (%).
| Preoperative | Five Years after Bariatric Surgery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Scaled | Original | Scaled | |
| Age (year) | 42.7 (11.0) | 0.494 (0.197) | 47.7 (11.0) | 0.494 (0.197) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 42.3 (5.2) | 0.241 (0.103) | 30.3 (5.2) | 0.358 (0.127) |
| Female | 5259 (77%) | NA | 5259 (77%) | NA |
| SAS | 680 (10%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Hypertension | 1851 (27%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Diabetes | 990 (15%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Depression | 884 (13%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Dyslipidemia | 747 (11%) | NA | NA | NA |
| PF | 61.6 (21.9) | 0.616 (0.219) | 84.2 (20.7) | 0.842 (0.207) |
| RP | 60.2 (38.9) | 0.602 (0.389) | 77.8 (36.6) | 0.778 (0.366) |
| BP | 56.0 (26.8) | 0.560 (0.268) | 65.1 (30.8) | 0.651 (0.308) |
| GH | 58.2 (21.4) | 0.582 (0.214) | 68.0 (24.7) | 0.680 (0.247) |
| VT | 47.3 (23.0) | 0.473 (0.230) | 54.5 (26.9) | 0.545 (0.269) |
| SF | 74.8 (26.1) | 0.748 (0.261) | 79.5(26.5) | 0.795 (0.265) |
| RE | 75.9 (36.2) | 0.759 (0.362) | 76.7 (37.9) | 0.767 (0.379) |
| MH | 71.5 (19.4) | 0.715 (0.194) | 72.0 (23.0) | 0.720 (0.230) |
| PCS | 38.3 (10.7) | 0.567 (0.177) | 47.6 (11.1) | 0.653 (0.163) |
| MCS | 46.8 (11.7) | 0.621 (0.172) | 44.6 (13.8) | 0.621 (0.192) |
| OP | 61.0 (26.3) | 0.610 (0.263) | 25.6 (27.4) | 0.256 (0.274) |
SD, standard deviation; NA, not applicable; BMI, body mass index; SAS, sleep apnea syndrome; PF, physical functioning; RP, role-physical; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role-emotional; MH, mental health; PCS, summary physical scale; MCS, summary mental scale; OP, obesity-related problems.