. 2014 Sep 23;9(4):554–561. doi: 10.5114/wiitm.2014.45437

Table I.

Anthropometric parameter changes 6 and 12 months after surgery (n = 37; 29 women and 8 men)

Parameter	Pre-operative examination	6 months after surgery	12 months after surgery
Age [years]	43.5 ±10.2	44.1 ±10.1^a	44.7 ±10.2^a
Weight [kg]	122.2 ±21.1	94.8 ±18.0^a	90.5 ±18.3^a
BMI [kg/m²]	43.0 ±4.9	33.3 ±4.7^a	31.9 ±5.0^a
EWL (%)	–	48.5 ±15.6	55.2 ±20.6
EBL (%)	–	56.4 ±18.7	64.1 ±24.5
Waist circumference [cm]	117.6 ±13.1	99.4 ±11.9^a	98.1 ±13.2^a
Hip circumference [cm]	134.9 ±13.2	117.1 ±12.1^a	114.0 ±12.1^a
Fat DXA (%)	47.3 ±4.7	41.4 ±5.6^a	39.2 ±6.5^a
Fat DXA [kg]	57.2 ±10.9	39.5 ±9.7^a	35.8 ±9.9^a
LBM DXA [kg]	63.7 ±12.9	55.4 ±11.2^a	54.8 ±11.5^a

Comparison with pre-operative examination p < 0.001

EBL – excess BMI loss, LBM – lean body mass