Table 5.

Correlation between the postoperative changes in serum hs-CRP levels^a and those in metabolic parameters characteristics

Variables	r	P
BMI	0.07	.58
Systolic blood pressure	0.09	.47
ASTa	0.12	.35
ALTa	−0.02	.89
GGTa	−0.13	.34
HbA1c	0.11	.40
HDL-cholesterola	−0.40	.002
LDL-cholesterola	0.19	.15
Triglyceridea	0.13	.34

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

^a Values were log-transformed for analyses.