Table 2: Patient demographics of the primary and conversion SG groups.

Patient Demographics

 

SG

1° (n = 145)

Conversion (n = 145)

P value

Age (yrs), mean (SD)

46 (11.91)

47 (11.56)

0.6032

Female, n (%)

125 (86.2)

127 (87.6)

0.7278

Weight (lbs), mean (SD)

260.9 (44.65)

266.1 (47.13)

0.3391

BMI, mean (SD)

44 (5.79)

44.6 (6.34)

0.2575

HTN, n (%)

78 (53.8)

76 (52.1)

0.7242

DM, n (%)

43 (29.7)

32 (21.9)

0.1402

OSA, n (%)

76 (52.4)

63 (43.2)

0.1265

GERD, n (%)

70 (48.3)

101 (69.2)

0.0003

OA, n (%)

51 (35.2)

58 (39.7)

0.4661

BMI: Body mass index, HTN: Hypertension, DM: Diabetes mellitus, OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea, GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, OA: Osteoarthritis.