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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Aug 28;40(2):275–280. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.174

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Cohorts

Variable Cohort 1 (N = 39) Cohort 2 (N = 13) Combined (N=52)

Age (years) 16.5 ± 1.6 16.5 ± 1.6 16.5 ± 1.6

Sex (M/F) 10 (26%)/29 (74%) 3 (23%)/10 (77%) 13 (25%)/39 (75%)

Race
 White 28 (72%) 11 (85%) 39 (75%)
 Other 11 (28%) 2 (15%) 13 (25%)

Height (cm) 168.7 ± 11.6 168.3 ± 7.3 168.6 ± 10.6

Weight (kg) 146.4 ± 35.8 168.7 ± 22.9 151.7 ± 34.4

BMI (kg/m2) 51.0 ± 9.6 58.7 ± 6.8 52.8 ± 9.6

Co-morbidities
 Sleep Apnea 22 (56%) 9 (69%) 31 (60%)
 Hypertension 16 (41%) 3 (23%) 19 (37%)
 Type 2 Diabetes 5 (13%) 1 (8%) 6 (12%)
 Polycystic Ovary 6 (15%) 3 (23%) 9 (17%)
Syndrome
 Dyslipidemia 33 (85%) 8 (62%) 41 (79%)

Surgery Type
 RYGB 19 (49%) 13 (100%) 32 (62%)
 VSG 20 (51%) 0 (0%) 20 (38%)

Glucose (mg/dL) 74.6 ± 10.9 94.0 ± 8.3 79.2 ± 13.2

Insulin (μU/mL) 21.3 ± 8.5 15.2 ± 11.5 21.3 ± 9.5

HOMA-IR 4.0 ± 1.8 4.9 ± 2.8 4.2 ± 2.1

IL-6 (pg/mL) 2.3 ± 3.4 1.7 ± 0.9 2.1 ± 1.6

TNF-α (pg/mL) 3.1 ± 1.3 1.3 ± 0.9 2.7 ± 1.5

Leptin (ng/mL) 178 ± 224 93 ± 31 158 ± 199

MCP-1 (pg/mL) 198.1 ± 88.6 216.8 ± 103.4 201.7 ± 92.3

Resistin ng/mL) 7.0 ± 2.6 7.8 ± 3.4 7.2 ± 2.8

OxLDL (U/L) 41.6 ± 11.6 34.0 ± 26.3 39.8 ± 16.7

Adiponectin (μg/mL) 5.4 ± 2.4 6.1 ± 2.9 5.4 ± 2.3

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number and percent. RYGB = laparoscopic roux en Y gastric bypass; VSG = vertical sleeve gastrectomy