Table 3 -. Comparison between the prevalence of metabolic syndrome during the preoperative period and 4 months after bariatric surgery.

Metabolic syndrome	Male					Female
	Preoperative period		Postoperative period		p*	Preoperative period		Postoperative period		p*
	N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%
Yes	33	64.7	9	17.65	0.000	56	50.45	19	17.1	0.000
No	18	35.3	42	82.35	0.000	55	49.55	92	82.9	0.000

Source: Hospital Memorial Arthur Ramos-Maceió-Al (2020). *Pearson’s χ² test.