Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
Characteristic | Group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Morbidly Obese (N = 43) | Ex-Morbidly Obese (N = 28) | ||
Age (years) | 43.8 ± 9.7 | 46.8 ± 9.0 | 0.197 |
Male/Female | 15/28 | 11/17 | 0.803 |
Type II diabetes | 15 (34.8%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0.010 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 48.5 ± 1.5 | 31.8 ± 1.2 | <0.001 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 105.4 ± 1.4 | 82.6 ± 1.2 | 0.001 |
Insulin (units/ml) | 9.5 ± 7.3 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0.005 |
HOMA | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.052 |
C-peptide (ng/ml) | 3.2 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.0 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
Urea (mg/dl) | 30.0 ± 10.9 | 28.8 ± 9.7 | 0.830 |
Uric Acid (mg/dl) | 6.2 ± 1.9 | 4.3 ± 1.7 | <0.001 |
Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.712 |
AST (units/l) | 45.0 ± 29.5 | 27.0 ± 9.9 | 0.406 |
ALT (units/l) | 34.7 ± 1.8 | 19.2 ± 1.8 | 0.001 |
GGT (units/l) | 33.5 ± 2.2 | 17.8 ± 2.3 | 0.005 |
Alkaline Phosphatase (units/l) | 67.0 ± 23.8 | 84.7 ± 22.9 | 0.010 |
Total Creatinine Kinase (units/l) | 113.9 ± 79.9 | 107.1 ± 68.7 | 0.814 |
Amylase (units/l) | 39.6 ± 11.9 | 51.6 ± 21.7 | 0.072 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 157.2 ± 32.0 | 152.0 ± 54.1 | 0.632 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 158.2 ± 52.8 | 87.7 ± 31.3 | <0.001 |
HDLc (mg/dl) | 37.3 ± 1.3 | 48.0 ± 1.4 | 0.013 |
LDLc (mg/dl) | 86.2 ± 30.5 | 87.5 ± 45.5 | 0.904 |
Iron (µg/dl) | 75.6 ± 31.9 | 58.8 ± 32.6 | 0.075 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 0.042 |
Sodium (mEq/l) | 139.1 ± 3.1 | 141.2 ± 2.3 | 0.015 |
Potassium (mEq/l) | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 0.500 |
