Table 33: Excess Weight Loss (%) in LAGB and VBG Non-Randomized Comparative Studies in a Review by the Medical Services Advisory Committee.
| N | Six months | Nine months | One year | 18 months | Two years | Three years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashy and Merdad (1998) | |||||||
| VBG | 30 | 87 | |||||
| LAGB | 30 | 50 | |||||
| Statistically different? | Not assessable | ||||||
| Hel et al. (2000) | |||||||
| LAGB | 30 | -60 (n=30) | |||||
| LAGB | 30 | -60 (n=30) | |||||
| Statistically different? | No | ||||||
| Suter et al. (1999) | |||||||
| VBG | 197 | 58(n=154) | 65(n=110) | 65(n=133) | 65(n=84) | 65(n=84) | |
| LAGB | 76 | 36(n=64) | 48(n=51) | 56(n=47) | 59(n=23) | 59(n=19) | |
| Statistically different? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
(Reproduced with kind permission from the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. 2003. Commonwealth of Australia)