Table 3.

Weight regain

	NLSG (N = 51)	BLSG (N = 96)	P value
Weight regain*	1.8 ± 2.8	0.34 ± 0.4
< 5 pts. BMI	6 (12%)	2 (2%)
> 5pts BMI	4 (8%)	0
Total	10 (19.6%)	2 (2%)	P < 0.001

*Weight regain was measured in the number of BMI points (lowest BMI achieved-BMI at 5 years). Values are expressed mean ± standard deviation

Abbreviations: n, number of patients; NLSG, non-banded laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; BLSG, banded laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Statistically significant values are presented in Italic form