Table 5.
Patients with improved diabetes mellitus after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass n (%)
| HbA1c level | Preop | 3 mo postop. (n = 77) | 6 mo postop. (n = 77) | 12 mo postop. (n = 56) | 24 mo postop. (n = 33) |
P value |
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| No. of patients | (n = 77) | 3 mo postop vs Preop | 6 mo postop vs Preop | 12 mo postop vs Preop | 24 mo postop vs Preop | ||||
| HbA1c < 7.0% | 18 (23.4) | 64 (83.1) | 64 (83.1) | 50 (89.3) | 27 (81.8) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| HbA1c ≤ 6.5% | 10 (13.0) | 56 (72.7) | 57 (74.0) | 45 (80.4) | 25 (75.8) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| HbA1c ≤ 6.0% | 4 (5.2) | 37 (48.1) | 40 (51.9) | 39 (69.6) | 16 (48.5) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
The resolution of T2DM after 3, 6, 12, 24 mo of surgery was significantly improved compared with preoperative baseline. T2DM: Diabetes mellitus; LRYGB: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin.