Age group |
<40 years | 89 (62.7) | 291 (50.3) | 103 (59.5) | 277 (50.5) |
≥40 years | 53 (37.3) | 288 (49.7) | 70 (40.5) | 271 (49.5) |
P-value | 0.008 ** | | 0.039 ** | |
Gender |
Male | 31 (21.8) | 157 (27.1) | 37 (21.4) | 151 (27.6) |
Female | 111 (78.2) | 422 (72.9) | 136 (78.6) | 397 (72.4) |
P-value | 0.199 | | 0.107 | |
Residency region |
Inside Central Region | 71 (50.0) | 289 (49.9) | 88 (50.9) | 272 (49.6) |
Outside Central Region | 71 (50.0) | 290 (50.1) | 85 (49.1) | 276 (50.4) |
P-value | 0.985 | | 0.778 | |
Educational level |
Highschool or below | 33 (23.2) | 113 (19.5) | 38 (22.0) | 108 (19.7) |
Bachelor or higher | 109 (76.8) | 466 (80.5) | 135 (78.0) | 440 (80.3) |
P-value | 0.323 | | 0.520 | |
Current BMI |
Normal or underweight | 30 (21.1) | 131 (22.6) | 30 (17.3) | 131 (23.9) |
Overweight or obese | 112 (78.9) | 448 (77.4) | 143 (82.7) | 417 (76.1) |
P-value | 0.701 | | 0.071 | |
When did you start using treatment/when was the surgery? |
<1 year | 55 (38.7) | 235 (40.6) | 72 (41.6) | 218 (39.8) |
1 – 5 years | 59 (41.5) | 230 (39.7) | 68 (39.3) | 221 (40.3) |
>5 years | 28 (19.7) | 114 (19.7) | 33 (19.1) | 109 (19.9) |
P-value | 0.908 | | 0.910 | |
Was the treatment prescribed by a doctor? |
Yes | 104 (73.2) | 442 (76.3) | 129 (74.6) | 417 (76.1) |
No | 38 (26.8) | 137 (23.7) | 44 (25.4) | 131 (23.9) |
P-value | 0.440 | | 0.683 | |
Was the treatment one of the following options? † |
Weight loss surgery | 71 (54.2) | 273 (53.5) | 73 (46.5) | 271 (56.0) |
Weight loss injection | 60 (45.8) | 237 (46.5) | 84 (53.5) | 213 (44.0) |
P-value | 0.891 | | 0.038 ** | |
Was it a doctor’s suggestion or your suggestion? † |
Doctor’s suggestion | 48 (34.3) | 239 (42.2) | 64 (37.2) | 223 (41.7) |
My suggestion | 92 (65.7) | 328 (57.8) | 108 (62.8) | 312 (58.3) |
P-value | 0.090 | | 0.299 | |
Have you undergone a psychological evaluation prior to the prescription/operation procedures? |
Yes | 28 (19.7) | 160 (27.6) | 34 (19.7) | 154 (28.1) |
No | 114 (80.3) | 419 (72.4) | 139 (80.3) | 394 (71.9) |
P-value | 0.054 | | 0.027** | |
Associated chronic disease |
Yes | 62 (43.7) | 245 (42.3) | 77 (44.5%) | 230 (42.0) |
No | 80 (56.3) | 334 (57.7) | 96 (55.5%) | 318 (58.0) |
P-value | 0.771 | | 0.556 | |
Having symptoms of the psychiatric disorder before performing the surgery |
Yes | 90 (63.4) | 184 (31.8) | 104 (60.1) | 170 (31.0) |
No | 52 (36.6) | 395 (68.2) | 69 (39.9) | 378 (69.0) |
P-value | <0.001** | | <0.001** | |