Method
Participants
MOVE!23 Questionnaire
Statistical Analyses
Results
Variable | Non-surgery patients (n = 70) | Surgery candidates (n = 25) |
---|---|---|
Age (mean [standard deviation]) | 53.6 (10.9) | 51.3 (8.7) |
BMI | 42.0 (6.0) | 42.0 (6.0) |
BMI ≥ 40 (%) | 67.1 | 56.0 |
Weight (lb) | 277.7 (47.5) | 284.8 (50.8) |
Race (non-Caucasian) (%) | 41.4 | 40.0 |
Gender (female) (%) | 25.7 | 16.0 |
Diabetic (%) | 42.9 | 24.0 |
Hyperlipidemia (%) | 54.3 | 32.0* |
Hypertension (%) | 68.6 | 60.0 |
Smoker (%) | 15.7 | 4.0* |
Heart disease (%) | 15.7 | 4.0* |
Variable | Non-surgery patients (n = 70) | Surgery candidates (n = 25) |
---|---|---|
Self-rated health (excellent/very good/good/fair/poor) (%) | 2.7/8.0/36.0/38.7/14.7 | 8.0/20.0/44.0/20.0/8.0* |
PTSD (%) | 31.4 | 20.0 |
Depression (%) | 48.7 | 28.0* |
Anxiety (%) | 31.4 | 32.0 |
Binge eating at least 1× week (%) | 82.3 | 88.0 |
Substance abuse (%) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Schizophrenia (%) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (%) | 7.0 | 28.0* |
Bipolar (%) | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Eating speed (slow/medium/fast) (%) | 6.7/49.3/44.0 | 0.0/36.0/64.0* |
12-month weight loss expectation (0–10/10–25/25–50/50–100/100+) (%) | 4.0/16.0/53.3/22.7/4.0 | 12.0/8.0/36.0/36.0/8.0 |
Confidence in weight loss (0–10 scale) | 8.6 (1.7) | 9.1 (2.0) |
Importance of weight loss (0–10 scale) | 7.8 (2.5) | 8.2 (2.8) |