Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Intervention group n = 140 |
Control group n = 98 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, mean) | 43 ± 12 | 41 ± 11 | .109¥ |
| Gender (n, %) | |||
| Female | 112 (80.0) | 82 (83.7) | .475⁋ |
| Male | 28 (20.0) | 16 (16.3) | |
| Preoperative weight (kg) | 124 ± 20 | 120 ± 17 | .155¥ |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean) | 42 ± 5 | 42 ± 5 | .441¥ |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 38 (27.1) | 25 (25.5) | .779⁋ |
| NIDDM (n, %) | 12 (8.6) | 9 (9.2) | .870⁋ |
| IDDM (n, %) | 6 (4.3) | 2 (2.0) | .344⁋ |
| OSA (AHI ≥ 5) | 84 (60.0) | 50 (51.0) | .169⁋ |
| CPAP | 49 (57.1) | 22 (42.0) | .090⁋ |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 18 (12.9) | 9 (9.2) | .379⁋ |
| Psychiatric history | 41 (70.7) | 28 (71.4) | .905⁋ |
| Depression (n, %) | 20 (14.3) | 18 (18.4) | .398⁋ |
| GERD (n, %) | 14 (10.0) | 12 (12.2) | .585⁋ |
BMI, body mass index; NDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; IDDM, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease
⁋chi-square
¥T-test