. 2022 Jan 27;15(2):248–256. doi: 10.1159/000521242

Table 1.

Participant's anthropometric, body composition, metabolic, physical activity characteristics

	Pre-surgery	Post-surgery	Controls
Men/women ratio	6/7	6/7	6/7
Age, years	49±14	49±14	48±13
Height, m	1.68±0.07	1.68±0.07	1.73±0.07
Weight, kg	112±17	87±16^$$$	70±11^°°°, ^**
BMI, kg m⁻²	39.5±3.5	30.7±3.4^$$$	23.3±3.1^°°°, ^***
Total body FM, kg	53±9	36±10^$$$	19±6^°°°, ^**
Percentage body fat, %	49±4	41±5^$$$	31±7^°°°, ^***
VAT, g	2,685±1,329	1,490±750^$$$	660±743^°°°, ^*
Trunk FM, kg	29±4	19±4^$$$	9±3^°°°, ^***
Arms FM, kg	5±1	4±1^$$$	2±0^°°°, ^***
Legs FM, kg	18±6	12±5^$$$	8±2^°°°, ^**
Total body LM, kg	56±10	49±8^$$$	46±7^°
Trunk LM, kg	25±4	23±4^$$$	21±4^°°
Arms LM, kg	6±1	5±1^$$$	5±2^°°°
Legs LM, kg	21±4	18±3^$$$	18±4^°°
Hemoglobin, mg dL⁻¹	13.4±1.7	13.8±1.1	14.5±0.9
Waist circumference, cm	127±9	106±10^$$$	85±10^°°°, ^***
Mean BP_rest, mm Hg	99±13	84±13^$$$	90±13
Fasting glycemia, mg dL⁻¹	107±30	85±7^$$$	93±10
Triglyceride, mg dL⁻¹	136±59	94±45^$	93±52
HDL-C, mg dL⁻¹	47±13	56±11^$	65±19^°°
GPAQ sedentary time, min day⁻¹	562±158	576±180	496±196
GPAQ moderate physical activity time, min wk⁻¹	438±536	627±584^$	507±433
GPAQ vigorous physical activity time, min wk⁻¹	0±0	9±23	106±107^°°°, ^***

VAT, visceral adipose tissue; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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p < 0.05

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p < 0.01

^°°°

p < 0.001: pre-surgery versus controls.

p < 0.05

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p < 0.01

^***

p < 0.001: post-surgery versus controls.

p<0.05

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p < 0.001: pre-surgery versus post-surgery.