TABLE 1:

Participant Characteristics at date closest to surgery. Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Measure	WA (N=297)	BA (N=167)	p-value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Age	44.6 (10.1)	43.6 (8.94)	0.288
Female	244 (82%)	154 (92%)	0.003
BMI	44.5 (6.35)	48.3 (6.59)	<0.001
Weight (kg)	124.5 (22.3)	131.2 (21.0)	0.002
Systolic BP (mmHg)	132.8 (15.5)	138.2 (17.8)	0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	81.4 (11.1)	84.6 (11.2)	0.003
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)	183.0 (39.5)	176.2 (34.7)	0.191
HDL (mg/dl)	46.2 (12.3)	48.7 (12.4)	0.145
LDL (mg/dl)	105.2 (33.2)	103.5 (32.3)	0.714
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	162.7 (105.7)	120.5 (67.5)	0.001
BUN (mg/dl)	15.7 (5.40)	14.1 (5.27)	0.004
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.76 (0.20)	0.85 (0.66)	0.028
Hypertensive Medications (%)	49.3	50.5	ND