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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 50).

From: Anxiety and depression in association with morbid obesity: changes with improved physical health after duodenal switch

Variables

T0

T1

T2

Body mass index

51.7 ± 7.5

32.7 (5.8)

31.7 (5.7)

Physical component summary

31.9 ± 9.8

52.2 ± 9.5

53.4 ± 8.6

Mental component summary

37.4 ± 12.4

51.8 ± 11.5

50.2 ± 12.3

Married/cohabitation

25 (50.0)

29 (58.0)

25 (50.0)

Education (≥ 13 years)

13 (26.0)

13 (26.0)

13 (26.0)

Employed

27 (54.0)

27 (54.2)

33 (66.0)

On treatment for anxiety

7 (14.0)

6 (12.0)

7 (14.0)

On treatment for depression

12 (24.0)

12 (24.0)

15 (30.0)

  1. Note. T0 is before surgery, T1 is one year after surgery, and T2 is two years after surgery. Age, body mass index, the physical component summary and the mental component summary are presented as means ± standard deviations, while the remaining variables are presented as crude numbers and (percentages). Data were complete for all variables except for the physical component summary and the mental component summary (T2, n = 47 and T2, n = 41).