Table 3.

Population characteristics before and after sleeve‐gastrectomy. Data are expressed by mean ± standard deviation (SD)

	Presurgery		Postsurgery		P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Weight, kg	126	25	93	20	<0.001
BMI, kg/m2	45	7	33	6	<0.001
Waist circumference, cm	132	18	107	15	<0.001
Hip circumference, cm	141	14	116	14	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	138	16	125	14	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	86	10	77	9	<0.001
Visceral fat area, cm2	253	70	152	54	<0.001
Perirenal fat thickness, mm	13	4	9	4	<0.001
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.69	0.17	0.68	0.16	0.740
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	195	36	193	37	0.564
HDL, mg/dL	51	15	56	15	<0.001
LDL, mg/dL	144	33	137	34	0.014
Triglycerides, mg/dL	148	95	104	51	<0.001
Glycemia, mg/dL	106	41	85	19	<0.001
HOMA‐IR	5.3	5.3	1.6	1.2	<0.001
Glycated hemoglobin, %	6.4	3.1	5.4	0.5	0.002

Significance set at P < 0.05.