Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients who had bariatric surgery compared to those who did not (n = 411).

From: Metabolic bariatric surgery pays off: a longitudinal analysis of weight loss and HbA1c changes in real-world patients data in the West of Scotland

Variable

All (n = 411)

Surgery group (186)

Non-surgery group (225)

P-value

Age (years), mean (SD)

48.3 (8.5)

49.0 (8.1)

47 (8.7)

0.095

Duration of diabetes (years) median (IQR)

4 (1.7–8.4)

5.0 (2.0–9.0)

3.0 (1.1–7.7)

<0.001a

Sex

Male (%)

151 (36.7)

64 (34.4)

87 (38.7)

0.373

Female (%)

260 (63.3)

122 (65.6)

138 (61.3)

 

Referral BMI, mean (SD)

47.4 (7.9)

47.1 (8.1)

47.6 (7.7)

0.473

Referral HbA1c, mean (SD)

7.8 (1.5)

7.7 (1.6)

7.8 (1.5)

0.316

BMI Obesity Classes

   

0.811

Class 1 (30 to < 35) (%)

9 (2.2)

5 (2.7)

4 (1.8)

 

Class 2 (35 to < 40) (%)

59 (14.4)

26 (14.0)

33 (14.7)

 

Class 3 (≥40) (%)

343 (83.4)

155 (83.4)

188 (83.5)

 

Insulin use

No (%)

336 (81.8)

155 (83.3)

181 (80.4)

0.450

Yes (%)

75 (18.2)

31 (16.7)

44 (19.6)

 

Other comorbidities

Hypertension

   

0.332

No (%)

157 (53.2)

103 (55.4)

54 (49.5)

 

Yes (%)

138 (46.8)

83 (44.6)

55 (50.5)

 

Missing = 116

Depression

No (%)

137 (46.6)

96 (51.6)

41 (37.9)

0.024a

Yes (%)

157 (53.4)

90 (48.4)

67 (62.1)

 

Missing = 117

Sleep apnoea

   

0.712

No (%)

339 (82.5)

152 (81.7)

187 (83.1)

 

Yes (%)

72 (17.5)

34 (18.3)

38 (16.9)

 

Deprivation quintile

   

0.313

SIMD 1 (most deprived) (%)

177 (43.1)

74 (39.8)

103 (45.9)

 

SIMD 2 (%)

91 (22.2)

41 (22 1)

50 (22.3)

 

SIMD 3 (%)

75 (18.3)

33 (17.7)

42 (18.8)

 

SIMD 4 (%)

39 (9.5)

21 (11.3)

18 (8.0)

 

SIMD 5 (least deprived) (%)

28 (6.8)

17 (9.1)

11 (4.9)

 

Missing = 1

  1. SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, SD Standard deviation, BMI Body Mass Index, IQR Interquartile Range, HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin.
  2. aSignificant p-value < 0.05.