Table 1.

Pre-operative baseline demographics and obesity-related co-morbidities of 23 study subjects undergoing sleeve gastrectomy

Age (years)	44.2 ± 12.3
Weight (kg)	124.6 ± 21.1
BMI (kg/m2)	45.2 ± 7.2
Female (%)	18 (78%)
Self-reported racial/ethnic background: Non-White (%)*	9 (39%)
Co-morbidities at baseline
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%)	8 (35%)
- Pre-diabetes (%)	2 (9%)
- Hypertension (%)	11 (48%)
- Dyslipidemia (%)	13 (57%)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (%)	8 (35%)

Continuous variables are reported as means with standard deviations.

^*Includes two African-American subjects, five Hispanic/Latino subjects, one Asian-American subject, and one subject of ‘Other’ specified background.