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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2015 May 21;30(8):1377–1385. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2467

Table 2.

Changes in Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters 6 Months After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Parameter Preoperation 6-month postoperation % Change p
Body composition
Weight (kg) 125.3 ± 17.8 92.8 ± 13.9 −25.8% ± 5.2% <0.0001
BMI (kg/m2) 44.7 ± 7.4 33.4 ± 5.8 −25.4% ± 5.0% <0.0001
Total body fat (kg) 56.7 ± 11.4 34.0 ± 9.3 −40.3% ± 9.0% <0.0001
Total body lean (kg) 61.8 ± 11.0 54.7 ± 9.7 −11.3% ± 5.2% <0.0001
Percentage body fat (%) 46.7 ± 6.3 37.0 ± 7.4 −21.3% ± 7.8% <0.0001
Visceral fat (cm2) 199.7 ± 93.5 107.2 ± 59.4 −45.2% ± 17.9% <0.0001
Waist circumference (cm) 122.3 ± 13.3 98.4 ± 10.5 −19.1% ± 8.5% <0.0001
Hip circumference (cm) 137.3 ± 14.5 113.9 ± 12.7 −17.0% ± 4.1% 0.0001
Laboratory parameters
HbA1c (%) 5.6 (5.3–6.6) 5.2 (4.9–5.5) −10.6% (−17.9% to −6.0%) <0.0001
Adiponectin (ng/mL) 4905 (2574–6903) 8208 (5293–10,100) +66.0% (+36.2% to +102.9%) <0.0001
Leptin (ng/mL) 49.7 (34.5–63.7) 11.4 (7.0–23.1) −71.9% (−86.2% to −62.2%) <0.0001
Estradiol (pg/mL) 59.4 (44.2–72.9) 64.7 (42.7–90.0) +13.7% (−21.5% to +80.0%) 0.27
IGF-1 (ng/mL) 108.7 (73.4–138.3) 128.5 (92.4–153.2) +8.2% (−3.1% to +48.4%) 0.03
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL) 4155 (3227–4907) 3601 (3262–4158) −9.6% (−16.4% to −1.7%) <0.001

Values are mean ± SD or median (IQR). Bold p values are significant.

HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; IGFBP-3 = IGF-binding protein 3; IQR = interquartile range.