Table 6.

Weight loss expressed as Body Mass Index (BMI) and percentage of excess Body Mass Index Loss (EBMIL%)

	LSG	MGB/OAGB	p value
Initial BMI	47.5 ± 7.3	48.5 ± 8.9	ns
BMI at 6 months (kg/m2)	36.1 ± 5.5	35.9 ± 5.3	ns
BMI at 12 months (kg/m2)	30 ± 4.3	31.3 ± 4.6	ns
EBMIL% at 6 months	49.6 ± 24.1	50.6 ± 16	ns
EBMIL% at 12 months	77.6 ± 18.8	80.3 ± 33.9	ns

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation