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. 2024 Sep 13;16(9):e69349. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69349

Table 2. Changes in BMI, Total Weight Loss (TWL), and Percentage of Excess Weight Loss (%EWL) Following Post-operation.

aCompared to baseline

bSix months compared to three months

*Significant level at p < 0.05

**Significant level at p < 0.01

BS, bariatric surgery; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; SG, sleeve gastrectomy; BMI, body mass index

  BMI TWL %EWL
  Baseline 3 Months 6 Months 3 Months 6 Months 3 Months 6 Months
BS 45.12 ± 1.45 37.29 ± 1.16a 31.36 ± 0.91ab 19.92 ± 1.83** 35.15 ± 3.25** 33.42** 57.85**
RYGB 46.23 ± 5.23 38.31 ± 3.58 29.84 ± 2.4ab 19.66 ± 5.54 41.00 ± 7.21* 31.81* 67.63*
SG 44.97 ± 1.55 37.16 ± 1.26a 31.58 ± 0.99ab 19.96 ± 1.99** 34.39 ± 3.57** 33.63** 56.58**