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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2023 Apr 19;38(7):933–942. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4784

Table 2:

Effects of sleeve gastrectomy on body composition, calciotropic hormones, and biomechanical CT parameters 12 months after surgery vs. nonsurgical care

Baseline measure 12-month measure 12-month change p-value 12-months within groups p-value 12-month change between groups
Group SG NS SG NS SG NS SG NS
Weight (kg) 133.4 ± 25.2 120.6 ± 21.7 99.1 ± 26.9 121.9 ± 21.4 −34.3 ± 13.6 (−39.5, −29.1) 1.3 ± 7.1 (−1.4, 4.0) <0.001 0.32 <0.001*
BMI (kg/m2) 47.4 ± 6.7 43.1 ± 5.5 35.1 ± 8.5 43 ± 5.5 −12.3 ± 4.5 (−14, −10.6) −0.05 ± 2.6 (−1, 0.9) <0.001 0.92 <0.001*
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (cm2) 118.0 ± 50.6 111.9 ± 75.6 58.2 ± 36.6 123.5 ± 67.9 −58.3 ± 36.4 (−73.3, −43.3) 10.5 ± 33.4 (−2.4, 23.5) <0.001 0.11 <0.001*
Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) (cm2) 734.8 ± 162.5 698.7 ± 141.3 455.2 ± 172.1 724.0 ± 154.9 −277.1 ± 156.1 (−341.6, −212.7) 18.2 ± 81.6 (−13.4, 49.8) <0.001 0.25 <0.001*
Thigh Muscle (cm2) 180.4 ± 32.7 173.7 ± 25.6 150.5 ± 26.6 176.1 ± 27.0 −29.9 ± 23 (−39.4, −20.33) 2.5 ± 11.4 (−1.9, 6.9) <0.001 0.26 <0.001*
Calcium (mg/dL) 9.33 ± 0.29 9.28 ± 0.39 9.21 ± 0.29 9.19 ± 0.41 −0.11 ± 0.32 (−0.24, 0.01) −0.10 ± 0.35 (−0.23, 0.04) 0.07 0.15 0.84
25-hydroxy vitamin D (ng/dL) 26.24 ± 10.13 22.34 ± 7.55 30.24 ± 11.66 21.44 ± 5.6 3.75 ± 11.80 (−0.82, 8.32) −1.22 ± 6.39 (−3.70, 1.26) 0.05 0.32 0.06
Phosphorus (mg/dL) 3.62 ± 0.51 3.61 ± 0.66 3.86 ± 0.61 3.71 ± 0.48 0.25 ± 0.7 (−0.03, 0.53) 0.1 ± 0.70 (−0.17, 0.37) 0.07 0.45 0.42
Parathyroid Hormone (pg/mL) 39.74 ± 13.17 40.75 ± 16.35 35.62 ± 11.63 41.80 ± 21.91 −3.45 ± 12.94 (−8.57, 1.67) 2.04 ± 15.63 (−4.02, 8.11) 0.18 0.50 0.16
Vertebral body strength (N) 10962 ± 1811 10233 ± 1935 10353 ± 1697 10337 ± 1852 −609 ± 838 (−928, −291) 103 ± 741 (−173, 380) <0.001 0.45 0.001*
Vertebral bending stiffness (kNm/rad) 2.87 ± 0.71 2.68 ± 0.66 2.79 ± 0.74 2.75 ± 0.71 −0.08 ± 0.16 (−0.14, −0.02) 0.07 ± 0.15 (0.01, 0.12) 0.013 0.02 <0.001*
Average vertebral BMD (mg/cm³) 261 ± 30 252 ± 36 249 ± 29 252 ± 35 −12 ± 12 (−16, −7) 0 ± 13 (−5, 5) <0.001 0.97 <0.001*
Trabecular vertebral BMD (mg/cm³) 250 ± 33 238 ± 35 235 ± 32 239 ± 34 −15 ± 13 (−19, −10) 2 ± 13 (−3, 7) <0.001 0.49 <0.001*
Cortical vertebral BMD (mg/cm³) 285 ± 27 283 ± 40 279 ± 25 279 ± 38 −6 ± 16 (−12, 0) −4 ± 14 (−9, 2) 0.05 0.19 0.52

Note. Data are reported as mean ± SD, data in parentheses indicate 95 % CI.

SG = Sleeve Gastrectomy; NS = Non-Surgical Control Group; rad=radian.

*

p<0.01 after controlling for baseline BMI