Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Sleeve gastrectomy | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Number of patients | 965 | 19.8% | 3899 | 80.2% | |
| Gender (female) | 745 | 77.2% | 3152 | 80.8% | 0.013* |
| Weight (median, kg, IQR) | 133.9 | (119.4–155.0) | 123.9 | (113.0–136.4) | < 0.001* |
| BMI (median, kg/m2, IQR) | 45.8 | (42.0–52.7) | 43.0 | (40.4–46.7) | < 0.001* |
|
Waist circumference (median, cm, IQR) |
133 | (123–145) | 127 | (120–136) | < 0.001* |
| Age (mean, years, SD) | 39.3 | ± 12.5 | 45.6 | ± 10.3 | < 0.001* |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 170 | 17.6% | 1,160 | 29.9% | < 0.001* |
| Hypertension | 297 | 30.8% | 1,593 | 40.9% | < 0.001* |
| Dyslipidaemia | 128 | 13.3% | 902 | 23.1% | < 0.001* |
| GERD | 49 | 5.1% | 233 | 6.0% | 0.317 |
| OSAS | 200 | 20.7% | 812 | 20.8% | 0.965 |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 430 | 44.6% | 2,294 | 58.8% | < 0.001* |
Baseline characteristics showing preoperative measurements and prevalence of obesity-related comorbidities
N number, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease, OSAS obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
*Statistically significant difference measured