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Table 6 Hazard ratios for bariatric surgery by the individual characteristics, stratified for BMI

From: Socioeconomic factors, body mass index and bariatric surgery: a Swedish nationwide cohort study

 

Women BMI 30–39 kg/m2

Men BMI 30–39 kg/m2

Women BMI > 40 kg/m2

Men BMI > 40 kg/m2

Hazard ratio 95% CI

P Value

Hazard ratio 95% CI

P Value

Hazard ratio 95% CI

P Value

Hazard ratio 95% CI

P Value

Family income

 Low

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

< 0.001

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.085

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.889

0.9 (0.4–1.7)

0.660

 Middle

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

< 0.001

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.845

1.0 (0.8–1.2)

0.839

1.3 (0.7–2.23

0.411

 High

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Education

 Low

1.4 (1.3–1.6)

< 0.001

1.9 (1.6–2.3)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

0.611

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

0.376

 Middle

1.7 (1.6–1.8)

< 0.001

2.2 (1.9–2.5)

< 0.001

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.005

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

0.193

 High

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Employment

 Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.710

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

0.604

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

0.370

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

0.184

Marital Status

 Married/cohabiting

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Single

0.8 (0.8–0.9)

< 0.001

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

< 0.001

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.322

0.7 (0.3–1.4)

0.315

  1. Cox regression analysis, multivariate models, women and men with BMI 30–39 kg/m2 and BMI > 40 kg/m2 (significant p value are in bold and underlined)