Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population (mean ± SEM.).
From: New insight into the mechanisms of ectopic fat deposition improvement after bariatric surgery
Before Metabolic Surgery | P value Before/After | After Metabolic Surgery | P value Before Surgery vs. Controls | Controls | P value After Surgery vs. Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 15 | 15 | 8 | |||
Age (years) | 39.7 ± 2.1 | NS | 40.67 ± 2.1 | NS | 39.9 ± 2.9 | NS |
Weight (kg) | 117.4 ± 4.8 | < 0.0001 | 79.6 ± 2.1 | < 0.0001 | 64.7 ± 3.2 | 0.0006 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 43.0 ± 0.9 | < 0.0001 | 29.2 ± 0.7 | < 0.0001 | 21.5 ± 0.74 | < 0.0001 |
Plasma Glucose (mg/dl) | 94.1 ± 2.3 | 0.01 | 86.7 ± 1.4 | < 0.0001 | 74.8 ± 2.1 | < 0.0001 |
Plasma Insulin (mU/l) | 16.0 ± 3.7 | 0.02 | 6.1 ± 1.3 | NS | 8.2 ± 0.62 | NS |
HOMA-IR | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 0.02 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 0.02 | 1.5 ± 0.11 | NS |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 40.0 ± 4.3 | 0.01 | 56.0 ± 4.4 | 0.0008 | 64.6 ± 4.8 | NS |
*LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 137.3 ± 8.6 | 0.0002 | 93.9 ± 5.7 | 0.0004 | 95.2 ± 4.0 | NS |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 146.2 ± 15.6 | 0.0003 | 72.3 ± 7.7 | 0.03 | 105.7 ± 8.4 | 0.007 |
AST (IU/l) | 57.5 ± 4.7 | <0.0001 | 29.2 ± 1.7 | < 0.0001 | 18.6 ± 1.8 | NS |
ALT (IU/l) | 32.3 ± 5.4 | 0.02 | 18.5 ± 1.16 | 0.02 | 17.7 ± 0.63 | NS |
NAS score | 6.07 ± 0.63 | |||||
Excess Weight (g) | 49.57 ± 3.35 | <0.0001 | 11.76 ± 1.79 | |||
Excess Weight Loss (%) | 75.63 ± 3.42 |
