Table 2.
Characteristics | Values | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Age at recruitment (years ± SD) | 45.6 ± 10.0 | |||
% Males (number) | 29.2 (7/24) | |||
Pre-surgery | 9 months post-surgery | p-value | Significance | |
Weight (kg ± SD) | 150.9 ± 34.9 | 106.4 ± 24.5 | <0.0001 | **** |
BMI (kg/m2 ± SD) | 51.2 ± 7.1 | 37.2 ± 5.5 | <0.0001 | **** |
Waist circumference (cm ± SD) | 143.4 ± 11.4 | 117 ± 12.2 | <0.0001 | **** |
Hip circumference (cm ± SD) | 135.8 ± 11.5 | 116 ± 10.9 | <0.0001 | **** |
Waist-to-hip (ratio ± SD) | 1.07 ± 0.08 | 1.01 ± 0.08 | 0.0008 | *** |
Neck circumference (cm ± SD) | 45.6 ± 5.05 | 40.0 ± 4.5 | <0.0001 | **** |
HbA1c mean (% ± SD) |
6.50 ± 1.28 | 5.51 ± 0.49 | <0.0001 | **** |
% of individuals with Dysglycaemia (number) | 54.2 (11/24) | 8.3 (2/24) | N/A | N/A |
% of individuals prescribed metformin (number) | 29.2 (7/24) | 8.3 (2/24) | N/A | N/A |
% of individuals prescribed a statin (number) | 25.0 (6/24) | 20.8 (5/24) | N/A | N/A |
Zinc conc. mean (µmol/L ± SD) | 13.5 ± 3.5 | 16.9 ± 5.4 | 0.007 | ** |
Copper conc. mean (µmol/L ± SD) | 21.6 ± 3.9 | 19.9 ± 3.1 | 0.011 | * |
Magnesium conc. mean (mmol/L ± SD) |
0.76 ± 0.08 | 0.86 ± 0.09 | 0.0002 | **** |
Selenium conc. mean (µmol/L ± SD) | 1.05 ± 0.17 | 1.09 ± 0.26 | 0.498 | ns |
Zinc/copper (ratio ± SD) | 0.63 ± 0.14 | 0.86 ± 0.29 | <0.0001 | **** |
Dysglycaemia was defined by a HbA1c concentration >6.0%. The p-values were calculated using paired T-test. Statistical significance is indicated as: ns, not significant (p>0.05), * for p≤0.05, ** for p≤0.01, *** for p≤0.001 and **** for p≤0.0001. N/A, not applicable