Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of 139 morbidly obese individuals who chose a part residential intensive lifestyle intervention program (ILI) or gastric bypass surgery (RYGB)
Variable | Total | RYGB | ILI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=139) | (n=76) | (n=63) | ||
Women (n, %) | 97 (70%) | 53 (70%) | 44 (70%) | .569 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 46 (11) | 43 (11) | 47 (11) | .021 |
Onset of obesity (n, %) | ||||
<12 years | 35 (25%) | 25 (33%) | 10 (16%) | |
12-20 years | 28 (20%) | 17 (22%) | 11 (17%) | |
>20 years | 76 (55%) | 34 (45%) | 42 (67%) | .003 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 44 (6) | 46 (6) | 43 (5) | <.001 |
Married/cohabitant, (n, %) | 83 (60%) | 45 (60%) | 38 (60%) | .895 |
Employment (n, %) | 82 (59%) | 40 (53%) | 42 (67%) | .094 |
Length of education (n, %) | ||||
Basic (<9 year) | 32 (23%) | 18 (24%) | 14 (22%) | |
Intermediate (9–12 year) | 75 (54%) | 44 (58%) | 31 (49%) | |
Higher (>12 year) | 2 (23%) | 14 (18%) | 18 (29%) | .358 |
Physical activity (n, %) | ||||
Low | 115 (83%) | 67 (88%) | 48 (76%) | |
High | 24 (17%) | 9 (12%) | 15 (24%) | .063 |
Quality of life scores, mean (SD) | ||||
Physical dimension a | 36 (10) | 34 (10) | 39 (10) | .018 |
Mental dimension a | 41 (11) | 41 (11) | 42 (11) | .690 |
Emotional dimension b | 36 (24) | 32 (23) | 42 (24) | .047 |
Number of symptoms c | 11 (4) | 12 (4) | 11 (4) | .343 |
Symptom distress d | 41 (21) | 43 (21) | 38 (20) | .173 |