Table 1.
Anthropometric, demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects involved in the study
| Variables | CG T1 (n = 14) |
CG T2 (n = 14) |
p value | BSG T1 (n = 55) |
BSG T2 (n = 55) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | ||||||
| Female | 78.5 | 78.5 | 90.9 | 90.9 | ||
| Male | 21.4 | 21.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Age | 40.7 ± 11.8 | 40.7 ± 11.8 | 41.8 ± 9.6 | 41.8 ± 9.6 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 125 ± 29 | 126.8 ± 29.1 | ns | 126.1 ± 19.7 | 88.3 ± 15 | *** |
| Height (cm) | 161 ± 0.1 | 161 ± 0.1 | 161 ± 0.1 | 161 ± 0.1 | ||
| BMI (kg/cm2) | 47.5 ± 5.6 | 48 ± 5.1 | ns | 47.1 ± 6.3 | 33 ± 5.5 | *** |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| Caucasoid | 71.5 | 71.5 | 85.4 | 85.4 | ||
| Negroid | 28.5 | 28.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | ||
| SBP | 131 ± 11.4 | 132.3 ± 15.1 | ns | 128.8 ± 17.8 | 119.3 ± 6.8 | *** |
| DBP | 88.7 ± 7.4 | 88.8 ± 8.9 | ns | 86.9 ± 14.9 | 77.1 ± 4.4 | *** |
CG control group, BSG bariatric surgery group, T1 time 1, T2 time 2, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, ***p < 0.005