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. 2015 Sep 16;7:76. doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0076-6

Table 4.

Comparison of basic anthropometric and biochemical parameters in patients before (OB1) and 6 months after (OB2) bariatric surgery

OB1 (n = 40) OB2 (n = 40) p
Body weight (kg) 132.03 ± 18.42 97.46 ± 15.35 <0.0001
BMI (kg/m2) 47.73 ± 6.18 35.22 ± 5.20 <0.0001
FAT (%) 49.15 ± 3.83 38.20 ± 5.66 <0.0001
FFM (kg) 66.78 ± 7.84 59.90 ± 8.92 <0.0001
EBW (kg) 72.34 ± 16.75 37.77 ± 13.97 <0.0001
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) 90.40 ± 10.19 85.35 ± 9.50 0.0139
Fasting insulin (µIU/ml) 17.68 ± 11.29 13.26 ± 20.99 <0.0001
HOMA 3.89 ± 2.33 2.79 ± 4.53 <0.0001
Glucose level 2 h after OGTT (mg/dl) 109.58 ± 31.16 80.20 ± 20.18 <0.0001
Insulin level 2 h after OGTT (µIU/ml) 60.72 ± 53.92 13.77 ± 10.64 <0.0001
HbA1C (%) 5.80 ± 0.89 5.37 ± 0.30 <0.0001
Creatinine (mg/dl) 0.76 ± 0.16 0.77 ± 0.12 NS
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 199.15 ± 35.13 189.75 ± 29.64 <0.0001
HDL-chol (mg/dl) 52.55 ± 10.97 54.50 ± 9.68 NS
LDL-chol (mg/dl) 120.30 ± 31.59 113.25 ± 28.42 NS
Triglycerides (mg/dl) 124.78 ± 47.70 94.58 ± 40.82 <0.0001
hsCRP (mg/l) 10.19 ± 6.92 4.76 ± 5.62 <0.0001
GFR (ml/min) 96.14 ± 20.76 93.69 ± 19.30 NS