Efficacy of intragastric balloon on weight reduction: Saudi perspective

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects (n = 301) included for intragastric balloon therapy

Characteristics	Average (mean ± SD)1	Range
Age (yr)	34.34 ± 10.38	14-65
Female (%)	67
Body weight (kg)	94.73 ± 16.38	67-203
Height (cm)	161.52 ± 6.11	150-179
BMI (kg/m2)	36.24 ± 5.24	27.10-70.24
Excess body weight (ideal BMI 25)	29.42 ± 14.61	5.6-130.8
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	100.15 ± 29.26	69-240

¹Applicable to all the values except % females. BMI: Body mass index.