. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 12.

Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Oct 15;22(1):32–38. doi: 10.1002/oby.20494

Table 5.

The effects of weight loss on cognitive function 24-months post-bariatric surgery patients

Variable	Attention 24mon	ExecFunc. 24mon	Memory 24mon	Language 24mon
Block 1
Baseline Test^Ψ	.71(.14)^**	.69(.13)^**	.59(.17)^**	.70(.10)^**
Baselin BMI	.59(.47)^*	-.25(.36)	.11(.60)	.37(.44)
12-week BMI	-.74(.48)^**	.05(.52)	-.26(.59)	-.32(.45)
R²	.53	.44	.36	.55
F	15.65^**	10.69^**	7 .78^**	16.78

Block 2
24-Month BMI	.09(.24)	-.14(.25)	-.30(.27)^***	.45(.46)
R²	.54	.45	.41	.56
F for ΔR²	.37	.78	3 .35	1.10

Note.

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

^***

p = .075

^Ψ

Corresponding baseline test performance for each cognitive domain

Abbreviations: Numerical values for variables in Block 1 and Block 2 are standardized regression coefficients and standard error; BMI = Body Mass Index; ExecFunc. 24mon = Executive Function at 24-months post-bariatric surgery