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Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the 130 obese patients

From: Association between obesity-related dyspnea in daily living, lung function and body composition analyzed by DXA: a prospective study of 130 patients

 

Patients (n = 130)

Women (n = 103)

Men (n = 27)

Age (years)

42 (± 11)

42 (± 11)

42 (± 11)

Height (cm)

167 (± 8)

164 (± 6)

178 (± 6)

Weight (kg)

124.6 (± 22.2)

119.2 (± 19.5)

145.2 (± 20.2)

BMI (kg/m2)

44.8 (± 6.8)

44.4 (± 6.6)

46.0 (± 7.2)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

44 (34%)

30 (29%)

14 (52%)

 Diabetes

24 (18%)

16 (16%)

8 (30%)

 Dyslipidemia

19 (15%)

11 (11%)

8 (30%)

 Severe OSAS

36 (28%)

21 (21%)

15 (56%)

Treatments

 Antihypertensive drugs

38 (29%)

27 (26%)

11 (42%)

 Oral antidiabetics

22 (17%)

15 (15%)

7 (26%)

 Insulin

11 (8%)

7 (7%)

4 (15%)

 Cholesterol-lowering agents

8 (6%)

5 (5%)

3 (12%)

Smoking history (n = 103)

 Current

13 (28%)

8 (28%)

5 (29%)

 Former

33 (32%)

21 (27%)

12 (50%)

 Never

56 (54%)

49 (62%)

7 (30%)

 Pack-years

16 (± 15)

11 (± 10)

25 (± 20)

  1. Data are expressed as mean (± SD) or number (%)
  2. BMI: Body mass index; OSAS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome