Table 4

- Relationship between anxiety and depression according to the socio-demographic and weight loss-related characteristics of the patients (n=721).

FactorsAnxiety symptomsDepressive symptoms
Positive n (%) (n=142)Negative n (%) (n=579)Positive n (%) (n=173)Negative n (%) (n=548)
Age group
<40 years89 (62.7)291 (50.3)103 (59.5)277 (50.5)
≥40 years53 (37.3)288 (49.7)70 (40.5)271 (49.5)
P-value0.008 ** 0.039 ** 
Gender
Male31 (21.8)157 (27.1)37 (21.4)151 (27.6)
Female111 (78.2)422 (72.9)136 (78.6)397 (72.4)
P-value0.199 0.107 
Residency region
Inside Central Region71 (50.0)289 (49.9)88 (50.9)272 (49.6)
Outside Central Region71 (50.0)290 (50.1)85 (49.1)276 (50.4)
P-value0.985 0.778 
Educational level
Highschool or below33 (23.2)113 (19.5)38 (22.0)108 (19.7)
Bachelor or higher109 (76.8)466 (80.5)135 (78.0)440 (80.3)
P-value0.323 0.520 
Current BMI
Normal or underweight30 (21.1)131 (22.6)30 (17.3)131 (23.9)
Overweight or obese112 (78.9)448 (77.4)143 (82.7)417 (76.1)
P-value0.701 0.071 
When did you start using treatment/when was the surgery?
<1 year55 (38.7)235 (40.6)72 (41.6)218 (39.8)
1 – 5 years59 (41.5)230 (39.7)68 (39.3)221 (40.3)
>5 years28 (19.7)114 (19.7)33 (19.1)109 (19.9)
P-value0.908 0.910 
Was the treatment prescribed by a doctor?
Yes104 (73.2)442 (76.3)129 (74.6)417 (76.1)
No38 (26.8)137 (23.7)44 (25.4)131 (23.9)
P-value0.440 0.683 
Was the treatment one of the following options?
Weight loss surgery71 (54.2)273 (53.5)73 (46.5)271 (56.0)
Weight loss injection60 (45.8)237 (46.5)84 (53.5)213 (44.0)
P-value0.891 0.038 ** 
Was it a doctor’s suggestion or your suggestion?
Doctor’s suggestion48 (34.3)239 (42.2)64 (37.2)223 (41.7)
My suggestion92 (65.7)328 (57.8)108 (62.8)312 (58.3)
P-value0.090 0.299 
Have you undergone a psychological evaluation prior to the prescription/operation procedures?
Yes28 (19.7)160 (27.6)34 (19.7)154 (28.1)
No114 (80.3)419 (72.4)139 (80.3)394 (71.9)
P-value0.054 0.027** 
Associated chronic disease
Yes62 (43.7)245 (42.3)77 (44.5%)230 (42.0)
No80 (56.3)334 (57.7)96 (55.5%)318 (58.0)
P-value0.771 0.556 
Having symptoms of the psychiatric disorder before performing the surgery
Yes90 (63.4)184 (31.8)104 (60.1)170 (31.0)
No52 (36.6)395 (68.2)69 (39.9)378 (69.0)
P-value<0.001** <0.001** 
  • Other category was included in the analysis. P-value has been calculated using Chi-square test.

  • ** Significant at p<0.05 level