Table 1.

Comparison of medical versus LRYGB in weight, glycated haemoglobin and high-density lipoprotein in randomized controlled trials.

		Weight (kg)	Absolute change in postoperative glycated haemoglobin (%)	High-density lipoprotein*
Schauer et al. [2012]	Medical	–5.4 ± 8.0	–1.4	11.3 ± 25.7
	LRYGB	–29.4 ± 8.9	–2.9	28.4 ± 21.9
p value		<0.001	<0.001	0.001
Mingrone et al. [2012]	Medical	–4.7 ± 6.4	–0.8	6.0 ± 6.3
	LRYGB	–33.3 ± 7.9	–2.2	29.7 ± 18.2
p-value		<0.001	0.003	0.031

LRYGB, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.