Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of 58 patients before and 2 years after bariatric surgery

	Before surgery	2 years after surgery	p value
	n = 58
Weight (kg)	127.36 ± 17.19	81.43 ± 16.68	< 0.001
BMI	43.98 ± 3.55	28.02 ± 4.08	< 0.001
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)	178.57 ± 37.61	161.52 ± 35.54	0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	156.71 ± 144.38	84.4 ± 31.86	< 0.001
Medication
Statins	14 (24.1%)	3 (5.2%)
Antidiabetics	14 (24.1%)	4 (6.9%)
Insulin	4 (6.9%)	3 (5.2%)
ACE inhibitors	26 (44.8%)	13 (22.4%)
Beta blockers	15 (25.9%)	4 (6.9%)

BMI body mass index

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation, p values were calculated using Wilcoxon rank test