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Table 1
Baseline characteristics between the weight loss and the non-weight loss groups.
| Weight loss N = 8453 | Non-weight loss N = 33777 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | (%) | n | (%) | P value* |
| Sex | 0.99 | ||||
| Female | 4012 | (47.5) | 16028 | (47.5) | |
| Male | 4441 | (52.5) | 17749 | (52.5) | |
| Age group (years) | 0.95 | ||||
| 20-39 | 1811 | (21.4) | 7287 | (21.6) | |
| 40-64 | 4139 | (49.0) | 16490 | (48.8) | |
| 65-84 | 2503 | (29.6) | 10000 | (29.6) | |
| Age (years), mean (standard deviation)† | 54.6 | (16.4) | 54.3 | (16.5) | 0.08 |
| Baseline comorbidities | |||||
| Alcohol-related disease | 691 | (8.17) | 2744 | (8.12) | 0.88 |
| Biliary stone | 276 | (3.27) | 1078 | (3.19) | 0.73 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 302 | (3.57) | 1181 | (3.50) | 0.73 |
| Chronic liver disease | 2330 | (27.6) | 9298 | (27.5) | 0.95 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 704 | (8.33) | 2799 | (8.29) | 0.90 |