. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Sep 3;6(4):332–338. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.08.009

Table 2.

Change in Glycemia and Other Parameters Following Surgery

Parameter	Baseline (n=15)	Follow-up (n=15)	Change	Significance (compared with baseline)
BMI (kg/m²)	28.9	23.0	− 5.9	P <0.001
Body weight (kg)	78.7	62.7	− 16.0	P <0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	100.2	83.3	− 16.9	P <0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	233	89	− 144	P <0.001
HbA1c (%)	10.1	6.1	− 4.0	P <0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm hg)	136	116	− 20	P <0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	175	135	− 40	P <0.001
High density lipoproteins (mg/dl)	37	50	+ 13	P <0.001

P is statistically significant at ≤0.05.