Table 3.

Comparison of liver function tests (LFT) at baseline between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Variable	LSG (n = 20)	LRYGB (n = 26)	p-value
AST (U/L)	27.9 ± 29.8	32.4 ± 28.6	0.236*
ALT (U/L)	36.5 ± 37.2	45.2 ± 24.4	0.008*
Tbili (mg/dL)	0.40 ± 0.20	0.50 ± 0.20	0.060†
ALP (U/L)	78.4 ± 26.6	78.4 ± 25.8	0.922*
[NR	1.1 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	0.019†

AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, Tbili total bilirubin, and INR international normalized ratio

^*Mann–Whitney U test performed

^†Unpaired t test performed