Table 2.

Comparison of clinical and biochemical findings before balloon placement and 6 months later at balloon removal

	Before balloon placement	At balloon removal	p
BMI, kg/m2	44 ± 8	38 ± 5	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	133 ± 9	123 ± 11	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	86 ± 6	79 ± 7	0.01
Body surface area, m2	2.14 ± 0.18	2.03 ± 0.18	<0.001
Creatinine, mg/dl	0.63 ± 0.11	0.60 ± 0.13	0.44
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl	108 ± 44	101 ± 28	0.16
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	192 ± 37	186 ± 33	0.34
Triglycerides, mg/dl	142 ± 62	143 ± 66	0.95
HDL, mg/dl	49 ± 13	52 ± 12	0.03
LDL, mg/dl	120 ± 36	118 ± 31	0.70

Values are means ± SD. BMI = Body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.