Table 3.
Laboratory changes from baseline to > six months, categorized according to weight loss status
| Parameter | Non-successful weight loss patients | Successful weight loss patients | P. value (mean changes from baseline to > 6 months between weight loss groups) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean changes from baseline to > 6 months (95% CI) | p. value | n | Mean changes from baseline to > 6 months (95% CI) | p. value | ||
| Hb | 14 | −0.22 (− 0.83, 0.38) | 0.44 | 33 | − 0.35 (− 0.71, 0.004) | 0.05 | 0.69 |
| Plt (×103) | 14 | −19.29 (− 41.58, 3.006) | 0.08 | 33 | −35.12 (−51.61, − 18.63) | < 0.001* | 0.27 |
| WBC (× 103) | 14 | − 1.5 (−2.67, − 0.33) | 0.02* | 33 | −2.88 (− 3.68, − 2.09) | < 0.001* | 0.05 |
| FPG | 13 | −18.08 (−30.9, − 5.25) | 0.01* | 29 | −7.76 (− 12.97,-2.55) | 0.005* | 0.07 |
| HbA1C | 12 | −0.875 (−1.17, − 0.58) | < 0.001* | 22 | − 1.02 (− 1.66,-0.39) | 0.003* | 0.73 |
| Cr | 13 | 0.04 (−0.07, 0.15) | 0.44 | 33 | 0.25 (−0.40, 0.90) | 0.44 | 0.68 |
| AST | 14 | −5.5 (−15.46,4,46) | 0.25 | 33 | −7.24 (−14.25, −0.23) | 0.04* | 0.78 |
| ALT | 14 | −12.64 (−29.75, 4.47) | 0.13 | 33 | −13.39 (−21.91, −4.88) | 0.003* | 0.93 |
| ALP | 5 | 11.8 (−9.82, 33.42) | 0.20 | 12 | 6.42 (−6.35, 19.19) | 0.29 | 0.61 |
| TC | 9 | −2.89 (−49.40, 43.62) | 0.89 | 17 | 25 (1.71, 48.28) | 0.04* | 0.20 |
| HDL | 9 | 8 (0.77, 15.23) | 0.03* | 17 | 8.23 (3.95,12.52) | < 0.001* | 0.95 |
| TG | 9 | −58.22 (− 110.6, −5.84) | 0.03* | 17 | −32.65 (− 54.10, −11.19) | 0.005* | 0.25 |
| LDL | 9 | −4.89 (−49.80, 40.02) | 0.81 | 16 | 11.13 (−10.52, 32.77) | 0.29 | 0.43 |
| Vitamin B12 | 4 | 206.48 (− 131.01, 543.96) | 0.15 | 12 | − 113.33 (−225.72, −0.93) | 0.048* | 0.01* |
| Folate | 4 | 0.52 (−5.38, 6.41) | 0.80 | 12 | −2.17 (−5.19, 0.86) | 0.14 | 0.33 |
| Ferritin | 3 | − 177.3 (− 576.75, 222.15) | 0.20 | 11 | 1.16 (−59.06, 61.39) | 0.97 | 0.02* |
| Iron | 2 | 19.5 (− 215.56, 254.56) | 0.48 | 5 | −26.2 (−65.32, 12.92) | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| TIBC | 1 | −22 | – | 4 | −95.25 (− 121.79, − 68.71) | 0.001* | 0.03* |
| Vitamin D | 8 | 10.74 (−3.13, 24.62) | 0.11 | 15 | 25.67 (−11.03, 62.37) | 0.16 | 0.54 |
Hb hemoglobin (g/dL), Plt platelet (x103g/dL), WBC White blood cells (x103g/dL), FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1C hemoglobinA1C, Cr creatinine, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, TC total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TIBC total iron binding capacity
*p < 0.05