Table 2.

Timing of maximal %WL

Postoperative months	RYGBP		SG
	N	%	N	%
6	78	9	70	14
9	96	11	88	17
12	324	37	188	37
18	175	20	100	19
24	204	23	67	13
P a	<0.001

^aDistribution of patients with maximal %WL across postoperative timepoints was compared between procedures using a χ ² test for trend—a higher proportion of RYGBP patients experienced maximal %WL at the 24-month appointment, with lower proportions than the SG group at the 6- and 9-month appointments (important differences in bold)