Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Stratified by Family Member
Patients (n = 88)Partners (n = 83)Children ≥18 Years Old (n = 26)Children 12 to 17 Years Old (n = 21)
Male sex, n (%)16 (18.2)67 (80.7)12 (46.2)10 (47.6)
Age (years)47.3 ± 8.449.3 ± 9.422.6 ± 4.215.1 ± 1.4
Height (m)1.71 ± 0.081.78 ± 0.091.78 ± 0.131.69 ± 0.06
Weight (kg)127.9 ± 20.290.6 ± 18.882.9 ± 20.961.3 ± 11.9
BMI (kg/m2)43.7 ± 5.928.4 ± 5.425.9 ± 4.8
BMI z score0.84 ± 0.96
Emotional eating1.6 ± 0.592.0 ± 0.871.8 ± 0.62
External eating2.7 ± 0.472.7 ± 0.562.6 ± 0.56
Restrained eating2.5 ± 0.912.4 ± 1.12.1 ± 0.79
Overweight, n (%)0 (0)40 (48.2)9 (34.6)1 (4.8)
Obese, n (%)88 (100)24 (28.9)5 (19.2)1 (4.8)
  • Data are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated.

  • Body mass index (BMI): overweight adults, 25 kg/m2 ≥ BMI < 30 kg/m2; overweight children 2.1 > BMI z score < 2.30; obese adults, BMI ≥30 kg/m2; obese children: BMI z score >2.3, corresponding to ≥95th percentile for age and sex.