Table I.
Anthropometric characteristics of patients before and 3 and 6 months after sleeve gastrectomy. Statistical significance was compared between the pre-surgery status and the post-surgery follow-up examination results, 6 months after the operation
| Parameter | Pre-surgery | 3 months after surgery | 6 months after surgery | Value of p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | SD | Average | SD | Average | SD | ||
| Age [years] | 41.89 | 10.21 | 42.14 | 10.14 | 42.47 | 10.19 | – |
| Weight [kg] | 117.69 | 17.05 | 98.34 | 18.30 | 91.2 | 17.23 | < 0.001 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 42.70 | 4.67 | 35.71 | 5.24 | 33.02 | 4.94 | < 0.001 |
| Body fat [%] | 49.53 | 3.50 | 46.64 | 4.77 | 43.63 | 5.31 | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference [cm] | 112.86 | 9.79 | 100.03 | 11.16 | 96.0 | 10.47 | < 0.001 |