Table 3.
Differences Between Pre- and Post-operative Weight, BMI and Laboratory Values According to Presence and Absence of Postoperative Steatosis.
| Postop steatosis absent (n = 32) |
Postop steatosis present (n = 17) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before surgery | After surgery | P-value | Before surgery | After surgery | P-value | |
| Weight (kg) | 71.9 ± 14.5 | 69.4 ± 14.1 | <0.01∗ | 72.3 ± 16.4 | 69.4 ± 14.9 | <0.01∗ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.3 | 24.0 ± 3.2 | <0.01∗ | 25.2 ± 4.3 | 24.2 ± 4.1 | <0.01∗ |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 94.9 ± 10.1 | 97.7 ± 15.9 | 0.17 | 96.9 ± 9.9 | 94.9 ± 13.3 | 0.33 |
| ALP (IU/L) | 79.9 ± 20.9 | 88.2 ± 21.8 | <0.01∗ | 76.8 ± 24.6 | 89.6 ± 30.9 | 0.04∗ |
| AST (U/L) | 28.8 ± 12.2 | 30.4 ± 17.0 | 0.54 | 26.1 ± 7.8 | 29.8 ± 11.6 | 0.13 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 26.3 ± 13.9 | 30.9 ± 23.7 | 0.25 | 26.9 ± 13.3 | 33.8 ± 17.5 | 0.03 |
| T. Chol (mg/dL) | 189.4 ± 34.5 | 190.4 ± 35.0 | 0.33 | 188.4 ± 31.2 | 186.0 ± 34.3 | 0.22 |
| T. Trig (mg/dL) | 140.3 ± 42.1 | 140.5 ± 41.3 | 0.93 | 120.9 ± 43.3 | 132.6 ± 47.8 | 0.15 |
| LFSF | 1.5% ± 1.0% | 2.5% ± 1.2% | <0.01∗ | 1.7% ± 1.3% | 21.9% ± 14.6% | <0.01∗ |
∗ indicates statistical significance or P-value <0.05.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FBG, fasting serum blood glucose; LFSF, Liver fat signal fraction; T. Chol, total cholesterol; T. Trig, total triglycerides.