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Table 2

From: “I didn’t have to prove to anybody that I was a good candidate”: a case study framing international bariatric tourism by Canadians as circumvention tourism

Characteristic

Count

Province of Residence

British Columbia: n = 2

Alberta: n = 4

Saskatchewan: n = 12

Manitoba: n = 1

Nova Scotia: n = 1

Age (at time of seeking surgery)

30–40: n = 4

40–50: n = 8

50–60: n = 6

60 or older: n = 2

Sex

18 females; 2 males

Destination country for procedure

All participants travelled to Mexico

Type of Bariatric procedure received

Adjustable Lap Band: n = 1

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: n = 16

Gastric Plication: n = 2

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RNY): n = 1