Table 2.

Responses of 72 parents (42 with a child eligible for surgery and 30 with a child ineligible for surgery) to telephone surveys. Data are presented as % (no.), unless otherwise indicated. * denotes statistical significance (p < 0.05).

Response	All (72)	Child Eligible (42)	Child Ineligible (30)	p
Body Mass Index (mean ± SD)	40.6 ± 5.7	43.5 ± 6.1	36.8 ± 1.2	<0.01*
Consider child’s weight a health hazard	69.4 (50)	69.0 (29)	70.0 (21)	1
Consider child’s weight a future health hazard	76.3 (55)	76.2 (32)	76.7 (23)	1
Counseled on pharmacological therapy	8.3 (6)	9.5 (4)	6.7 (2)	1
Would consider bariatric surgery for their child	41.7 (30)	45.2 (19)	36.7 (11)	0.63
Appropriate age to consider surgery for child (mean ± SD)	19.9 ± 5.9	19.3 ± 6.6	20.9 ± 4.5	0.37
Amount of weight loss that would mean success (lbs)	63 ± 47.5	80.1 ± 53.2	39.9 ± 24.4	<0.01*
Had prior personal exposure to surgery	72.2 (52)	73.8 (31)	70 (21)	0.79