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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Evaluation of propofol anesthesia in morbidly obese children and adolescents

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Range

Age (years)

15.8

2.2

9 - 18

Body weight (kg)

125.1

29.1

69.6 - 184

Ideal Body Weight (kg)

55.5

9.6

34.3 - 74

Body MASS INDEX/BMI (kg/m 2 )

45.6

9.2

31.3 – 62.9

BMI for age percentiles

99.4

0.7

97-99.9

Lean Body Mass††

74.6

13.6

46.7-98.4

Sex (F - M)

12 – 8 (60%-40%)

Co-morbidities (n = number of patients with condition)

Insulin Resistance (n = 6) Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea (n = 7); Hypertension (n = 5); Diabetes (n = 1); Asthma (n = 3); Dyslipidemia (n = 2); Gastroesophageal Reflux (n = 4); Depression/Anxiety (n = 4).

Surgeries (n = number of patients who underwent the procedure)

Bariatric - Laparoscopic Gastric bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy (n = 11), Laparoscopic cholecystectomy/appendectomy (n = 6), Orthopedic procedures on lower extremities (n = 3).

  1. Table 1: Characteristics of the 20 evaluable patients are presented as mean, standard deviation (SD) and range. Derived weight parameters are †Ideal Body Weight = Ideal BMI * {Height (meter)} 2 where Ideal BMI is defined as the 50th percentile values from age and sex – specific BMI for age charts at http://www.cdc.gov. ¶A calculator available at the http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html was used to calculate the BMI for age percentiles. ††Calculated using Peters et. al. Formula (see Methods).