Table 2.
Perioperative changes of leptin.
| Type of surgery | Participants Number (%) | Resected fat(L) |
Plasma Leptin Level (mg/dL) |
pa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative (months) |
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| 3rd | 6th | 12th | Total mean | |||||
| Liposuction | 72 (58) | 4.5 ± 1.3+ | 54.1 ± 22.7 | 52.5 ± 21.4 | 53.2 ± 20.7 | 55.8 ± 23.5 | 53.8 ± 21.7 | 0.5 |
| Liposuction + abdominoplasty | 52 (42) | 4.9 ± 1.8 | 49.4 ± 21.8 | 52.1 ± 30.3 | 54.6 ± 31.3 | 53.3 ± 33.2 | 53.3 ± 31.6 | 0.8 |
| Total | 124 (100) | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 52 ± 22 | 52.3 ± 27.6 | 53.4 ± 26.5 | 54.7 ± 27.3 | 53.5 ± 27.1 | 0.6 |
a
Mann-Whithney U test, +mean ± standard deviation.