Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Baseline characteristics | Patients (n = 190) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 42 (± 11) |
| Females | 155 (82%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 131 (69%) |
| Middle Eastern | 50 (26%) |
| Asian | 9 (5%) |
| Weight (kg) | 112 (± 20) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 40.2 (± 6.6) |
| 30–34.9 | 34 (18%) |
| ≥ 40 | 91 (48%) |
| ≥ 50 | 16 (8%) |
| Surgery type | |
| Sleeve gastrectomy | 152 (80%) |
| One anastomosis gastric bypass | 38 (20%) |
| ALT > 30 IU/L | 76 (40%) |
| GGT > 30 IU/L | 70 (37%) |
| Cholesterol ≥ 5.5 mmol/L | 64 (34%) |
| Triglycerides ≥ 2.0 mmol/L | 43 (23%) |
| IR/IFG | 140 (74%) |
| Diabetes | 23 (12%) |
| Hypertension | 39 (21%) |
| NAFLD score > 0.675 (F3-4) | 5 (2.6%) |
| FIB-4 > 1.45 (F3-4) | 6 (3.2%) |
BMI Body Mass Index, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, GGT Gamma glutamyltransferase, IR Insulin resistance, IFG impaired fasting glucose.
Results are reported as frequency (percentage) or mean (SD) as appropriate.