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. 2013 Mar 20;8(3):e59407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059407

Table 3. Changes in body-weight, leptin and gut hormones after surgery.

Final body-weight (g) Change in body-weight (g) Plasma leptinlevel (ng/ml) Plasma acyl-ghrelin level (pmol/l) Plasma total PYY level (pmol/l) Plasma active-GLP1 level (pmol/l)
GBP surgery (n = 8) 24.5 (1.2) −11.4 (1.3) 0.27 (0.07) 1179 (258) 29.0 (5.1) 10.5 (2.9)
Sham surgery (n = 7) 31.1 (1.4) −4.8 (0.6) 1.05 (0.23) 517 (83) 13.1 (1.8) 2.3 (0.4)
GBS vs. Sham (P value) 0.003* 0.0007* 0.004* 0.03* 0.01* 0.02*

GBP = modified gastric bypass surgery; data presented as Mean (Standard Error of Mean) or P value (t test).