Table 3.
Primary outcomes for study participants.
| Outcome at end of two years | LAGB (n = 65) | LSG (n = 70) | LRYGB (n = 218) | P–valuea |
| Weight (kg), median, (IQR): | ||||
| Morbidly obese (40–49.9 kg/m2) | 108.2 (99.2–116) | 114.9 (97.8–123.4) | 90.4 (79.2–96) | < 0.001 |
| Super-obese (50–59.9 kg/m2) | 120.5 (101.9–141) | 116 (102.8–126.3) | 93.7 (80–107.8) | < 0.001 |
| Super-super-obese (> 60 kg/m2) | 163.3 | 127.4 | 115.6 (107.7–147.2) | 0.264 |
| Percentage excess body weight loss, median, (IQR): | ||||
| Morbidly obese | 34.8 (19–50.3) | 52.6 (27.7–74) | 68.5 (58.9–80.4) | < 0.001 |
| Super-obese | 35.4 (19.6–52.9) | 39.2 (23.2–54.9) | 69.5 (57.2–85.2) | < 0.001 |
| Super-super-obese | 36.5 | 58.5 | 45.5 (41.7–58.9) | 0.290 |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR): | ||||
| Morbidly obese | 40.7 (36.7–43.5) | 40.7 (36.7–43.5) | 31.5 (29.2–34.4) | < 0.001 |
| Super-obese | 42.5 (40.4–47.3) | 42.5 (40.4–47.3) | 34.5 (29.7–37.5) | < 0.001 |
| Super-super-obese | 51.4 | 51.4 | 49.6 | 0.264 |
a P-value calculated using Kruskal–Wallis analysis of variance test.
BMI, basal metabolic index; IQR, interquartile range; LAGB, laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands; LRYGB, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; LSG, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.