Table 1.

Body weight measurements (grams)

Follow-up period	Treatment group	Control group	P value
	Mean ± SS	Mean ± SS
Before surgery	195.83 ± 5.15	197.08 ± 4.64	0.187
1 week	203.33 ± 8.88	206.04 ± 10.53	0.342
3 weeks	219.09 ± 25.08	222.73 ± 21.64	0.203
6 weeks	261 ± 36.95	261.5 ± 35.28	0.969
9 weeks	277.78 ± 47.38	277.22 ± 49.09	0.824
12 weeks	284.29 ± 41.98	272 ± 54.01	0.220