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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Surg. 2020 Feb;30(2):587–594. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04217-4

Table 4.

Multiple linear regression comparing resting energy expenditure in surgery and non-surgery controls

Years after RYGB surgery
Year 1 Year 2 Year 5
Intercept 29 (154) − 17.6 (164) −2(172)
Weight, kg 5.00 (1.69)** 5.14 (1.71)** 5.42 (1.79)**
FFM, kg − 4.41 (4.94) −4.14(5.14) − 6.02 (5.50)
SM, kg 17.37 (7.85)* 15.11 (8.21) 17.70 (8.78)*
Trunk organs, kg 201.3 (51.2)*** 226.2 (57.0)*** 211.1 (55.7)***
Brain, kg 363.8 (119.7)** 387.8 (125.0)** 412.4 (127.1)**
REE difference (RYGB minus CON), kcal/day − 15.9 (54.8),p = 0.8 (1448 vs 1464) − 46.9 (64.9), p = 0.47 (1415 vs 1462) 47.7 (83.0), p = 0.57 (1513 vs 1465)

Values are coefficients and standard errors (β (s.e.)) adjusted for weight, FFM, SM, organs, and brain. Group coded as RYGB 1, CON 0.

*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001