Table 2 Baseline demographics in (Group 2) morbidly obese patients pre- and 3 months post-LSG and lean controls.

From: Deregulation of transcription factors controlling intestinal epithelial cell differentiation; a predisposing factor for reduced enteroendocrine cell number in morbidly obese individuals

Parameter

Lean controls (n = 24)

Obese preoperative (n = 33)

Obese 3 months after LSG (n = 27)

P value

Male/female

12/12

14/19

12/15

n.s.

Age (years)

32.0 ± 2.1

41.2 ± 2.1

41.3 ± 2.2

p = 0.01b

p = 0.01c

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 0.6

47.2 ± 1.7

39.3 ± 1.4

p ≤ 0.001a

p ≤ 0.001b

p ≤ 0.001c

  1. Data represent means ± SEM; p-value: apre versus post-surgery, bnon-operated obese vs. lean, cobese post-surgery vs. lean, using a Student’s paired t-test.
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