Table I.

Demographic characteristics, baseline laboratory parameters and anthropometric measurements of patients

Parameter	N	Mean	Standard deviation
Age	40	41.90	11.25
Glucose [mg/dl]	40	92.82	15.27
ALT [U/l]	40	30.95	21.30
AST [U/l]	40	21.48	7.67
GGT [U/l]	40	35.15	20.60
ALP [U/l]	40	75.45	21.11
Amylase [U/l]	40	47.88	15.57
Lipase [U/l]	40	23.18	11.98
Albumin [mg/dl]	40	5.075	4.374
Preoperative FE [μg elastase/g]	40	256.24	137.16
Postoperative FE [μg elastase/g]	40	437.70	212.43
Preoperative waist circumference [cm]	40	127.80	12.59
Preoperative height	40	160.17	6.40
Preoperative weight	40	120.35	14.17
Preoperative hip circumference [cm]	40	143.40	14.76
Preoperative BMI	40	47.298	6.14
Postoperative waist circumference [cm]	40	94.00	12.97
Postoperative weight	40	92.60	12.96
Postoperative hip circumference	40	119.45	14.60
Postoperative BMI	40	36.14	5.25

FE – fecal elastase-1, BMI – body mass index.