Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of bariatric surgery patients and those who were eligible for but did not undergo surgery

Variable	Surgery group (n= 527)	Comparison group (n= 527)
	n (percent within column) [standard deviation]
Sex
Female	439 (83.3%)	439 (83.3%)
Male	88 (16.7%)	88 (16.7%)
Race
White alone	344 (65.3%)	344 (65.3%)
Black alone	179 (34.0%)	179 (34.0%)
Other	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)
Unknown	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)
Ethnicity
No Hispanic/Latino origin or descent	521 (98.9%)	519 (98.5%)
Hispanic/Latino origin or descent	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)
Mean age	45.4 [10.5]	45.6 [10.5]

Notes: Data source: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s inpatient and outpatient care databases for 2016. Individuals in surgery and comparison groups were 1:1 matched on sex, race, age group, and zip code.