Maximum Phonation Time in People with Obesity Not Submitted or Submitted to Bariatric Surgery
Table 1
Characteristics of people with obesity not submitted to surgical treatment for obesity (group A), individuals submitted to surgical treatment (group B), and healthy controls (group C).
Controls (n = 20)
Obesity no operation (n = 52)
Obesity operation (n = 62)
Mean (SD)
Median
Mean (SD)
Median
Mean (SD)
Median
Age (years)
40.2 (11.9)
42.0
42.6 (11.6)
42.5
41.6 (11.0)
41.0
Weight (kg)
64.3 (7.7)
61.5
143.5 (34.4)
144.7
89.7 (16.4)
87.8
Height (m)
1.7 (0.1)
1.7
1.6 (0.1)
1.6
1.6 (0.1)
1.6
BMI (kg/m2)
23.0 (1.8)
23.1
53.2 (11.9)
51.2
33.8 (5.3)
33.6
NC (cm)
33.8 (3.3)
32.5
45.9 (5.4)
44.8
36.9 (3.3)
36.5
FEV1 (%)
—
—
85.0 (16.1)
84.5
95.3 (17.0)
95.0
FVC (%)
—
—
87.9 (15.7)
91.2
95.7 (13.7)
96.0
FEV1/FVC
—
—
93.7 (11.5)
92.0
91.3 (17.9)
94.5
BMI, body mass index; NC, neck circumference; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1/FVC, Tiffeneau index; SD, standard deviation.
