Baseline characteristics of treatment groups upon completion of APPLES study at 2 years (entrance into 10-year and lifetime models)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard care n = 150 | Medical therapy n = 200 | Surgical therapy n = 150 | All patients n = 500 | |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 45.6 ± 9.2 | 46.0 ± 10.0 | 45.3 ± 9.5 | 45.7 ± 9.6 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 48.8 ± 8.0 | 46.5 ± 8.2 | 36.4 ± 7.6 | 44.8 ± 9.0 |
| Sex, female | 136 (90.7) | 174 (87.0) | 131 (87.3) | 441 (88.2) |
| Hypertension | 96 (64.0) | 118 (59.0) | 66 (44.0) | 280 (56.0) |
| Diabetes | 71 (47.3) | 82 (41.0) | 33 (22.0) | 187 (37.4) |
Note: BMI = body mass index, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.