Table 2.

Metabolic markers after surgery

Parameter N = 30	All obesity			Males			Females
	Pre-surgery	3 M Post surgery	6 M Post surgery	Pre-surgery	3 M Post surgery	6 M Post surgery	Pre-surgery	3 M Post surgery	6 M Post surgery
Weight,kg	113.72 ± 38.40	85.74 ± 17.40#	78.08 ± 14.07#	141.32 ± 54.41	101.29 ± 16.99*	88.05 ± 8.94#	99.19 ± 12.96	77.56 ± 11.03#	73.43 ± 13.77#
BMI, kg/m2	38.63 ± 4.60	30.46 ± 4.40#	27.90 ± 4.01#	40.44 ± 5.39	32.33 ± 5.34#	28.12 ± 2.96#	37.68 ± 3.96	29.46 ± 3.58#	27.80 ± 4.52#
WC, cm	117.34 ± 10.97	98.94 ± 10.21#	92.47 ± 10.77#	126.14 ± 7.42	104.07 ± 10.28#	95.85 ± 8.76#	113.91 ± 10.30	96.94 ± 9.74#	90.90 ± 11.53#
HC, cm	120.98 ± 6.78	106.08 ± 7.73#	101.68 ± 8.65#	122.71 ± 5.90	108.57 ± 5.50#	102.21 ± 5.64#	120.30 ± 7.14	105.11 ± 8.37#	101.43 ± 9.92#
TCH, mmol/L	4.71 ± 1.23	4.47 ± 0.84	4.41 ± 0.87	4.60 ± 1.58	4.08 ± 1.09	4.14 ± 1.15	4.78 ± 1.04	4.60 ± 0.68	4.62 ± 0.65
TG, mmol/L	2.07 ± 1.87	1.17 ± 0.36*	0.96 ± 0.43#	1.99 ± 1.92	1.01 ± 0.25	0.84 ± 0.28	2.11 ± 1.90	1.26 ± 0.40*	1.02 ± 0.48*
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.01 ± 0.19	1.06 ± 0.21*	1.23 ± 0.22#	0.98 ± 0.16	1.10 ± 0.20	1.20 ± 0.19*	1.03 ± 0.21	1.04 ± 0.22*	1.24 ± 0.23#
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.71 ± 0.85	2.79 ± 0.71	2.83 ± 0.74	2.59 ± 0.94	2.59 ± 0.93	2.61 ± 0.92	2.77 ± 0.83	2.91 ± 0.55	2.94 ± 0.65
UA, umol/L	408.52 ± 91.90	393.54 ± 101.04	366.42 ± 72.78*	448.56 ± 89.91	475.56 ± 85.28	412.47 ± 82.83	383.50 ± 86.55	342.28 ± 73.24	337.12 ± 49.59*
SOD, U/mL	167.13 ± 32.73	164.00 ± 28.90	173.87 ± 19.40	160.44 ± 17.18	181.00 ± 29.43	191.80 ± 22.87*	171.76 ± 40.26	152.23 ± 22.75*	165.72 ± 11.03
TSH, mU/L	2.87 ± 1.60	2.68 ± 1.65	2.41 ± 1.81	3.17 ± 1.82	2.63 ± 1.94	3.42 ± 2.30	2.70 ± 1.49	2.27 ± 1.78	2.27 ± 1.09

BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, TG triglyceride, TCH total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, FFA free fatty acid, UA uric acid, SOD superoxide dismutase, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone

^#P < 0.001, * P < 0.05