Table 1

Characteristics of the 150 patients used for evaluation

Age (years)Median45
Mean44
SD11
Range(21,65)
BMI self-reported. Data available from 128 patients (84.2%)Median29.9
Mean31.2
SD7.6
Range(17.6, 56.6)
Weight (kg)
Self-reported. Data available from 129 patients (84.9%)
Median92
Mean95.3
SD25.7
Range(45.7190)
Height (cm)
Self-reported. Data available from 132 patients (86.8%)
Median175.2
Mean174.4
SD9.8
Range(150,197)
 Number of patients per BMI classificationUnderweight (<18.5)1 (0.7%)
Healthy weight (18.5–24.9)26 (17.3%)
Overweight (25–29.9)36 (24%)
Obese (30–39.9)51 (34%)
Severely obese (>40)12 (8%)
 SexMale107 (71.3%)
Female43 (28.7%)
 Ethnicity (number of patients)White British47 (31%)
White other19 (12.67%)
Asian or Asian British (excluding the ones below)31 (20.67%)
Black or Black British (excluding the ones below)3 (2%)
Indian2 (1.33%)
Pakistani2 (1.33%)
White or Black African2 (1.33%)
Chinese1 (0.67%)
White or Black Caribbean5 (3.33%)
Other38 (25.34%)
 Most common comorbiditiesHigh blood pressure38 (25.3%)
Diabetes17 (11.3%)
  • BMI, body mass index.