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Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Mar 24;7(5):618–624. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2011.03.006

Table 2.

Body mass index, weight, and natural log values for inflammatory markers at baseline and follow-up (n = 15)

Variable	Baseline	Follow-up point
		3wk	3mo	6mo
BMI (kg/m²)	55.1 ± 6.6*	50.5 ± 6.2*	45.2 ± 5.7*	40.5 ± 5.5^§
Weight (kg)	152.9 ± 23.1*	140.0 ± 20.4*	125.8 ± 17.6*	111.3 ± 15.7^§
Weight loss (% from baseline)		–8.4 ± 1.5*	–17.5 ± 3.0*	–25.7 ± 4.5^‡
Natural log leptin (ng/mL)	4.02 ± .54*	3.68 ± .83^†	3.15 ± .85^‡	2.73 ± 0.93^§
Natural log adiponectin (μg/mL)	2.00 ± .70*	2.23 ± .59^†	2.34 ± .55^†	2.26 ± .53^†
Natural log CRP (μg/mL)	2.46 ± .78^a	2.08 ± .84*^†	2.18 ± 1.06*^†	1.92 ± .87^†
Natural log IL-6 (pg/mL)	1.85 ± .73	1.81 ± .96	2.14 ± .99	1.79 ± .85
Natural log TNF-α (pg/mL)	.62 ± .64	.62 ± .82	.53 ± .64	.48 ± .55
Natural log TNFSR1 (pg/mL)	.82 ± .32*	.60 ± .33^†	.53 ± .34^†	.58 ± .21^†

BMI = body mass index; CRP = C-reactive protein; IL-6 = interleukin-6; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-α; TNFSR1 = soluble receptor 1 for TNF-α.

Data with different superscript symbols significantly different from each other (e.g., adiponectin was significantly lower at baseline than at other points, with no differences in values at 3 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months.