Table 3 Subgroup analysis of single-port and reduced-port laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients for weight loss at 1, 3, 6, and 12-month follow-up after surgery.

From: Safety and effectiveness of reduced-port laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Asian morbidly obese patients

 

Single-port (n = 47)

Reduced port (n = 28)

Total (n = 75)

P-value

Weight loss (kg, mean ± SD)

1-month

10.3 ± 3.9

10.9 ± 3.4

10.5 ± 3.7

0.496

3-month

18.1 ± 5.7

18.2 ± 4.9

18.1 ± 5.4

0.977

6-month

25.1 ± 8.8

25.8 ± 7.7

25.3 ± 8.3

0.725

12-month

28.3 ± 11.7

28.8 ± 9.2

28.5 ± 10.8

0.842

BMI reduction (kg/m2, mean ± SD)

1-month

3.8 ± 1.3

4.1 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 1.3

0.259

3-month

6.7 ± 1.9

6.9 ± 1.8

6.8 ± 1.9

0.660

6-month

9.3 ± 2.9

9.7 ± 2.8

9.4 ± 2.8

0.497

12-month

10.4 ± 3.9

10.9 ± 3.4

10.6 ± 3.7

0.593

%TWL (%, mean ± SD)

1-month

9.9 ± 3.2

11.0 ± 2.8

10.3 ± 3.1

0.101

3-month

17.5 ± 4.0

18.5 ± 4.1

17.8 ± 4.0

0.309

6-month

24.1 ± 5.9

26.2 ± 6.0

24.8 ± 6.0

0.167

12-month

27.1 ± 8.4

29.2 ± 7.9

27.9 ± 8.2

0.267

%EWL (%, mean ± SD)

1-month

33.3 ± 18.6

35.9 ± 9.6

34.3 ± 15.9

0.430

3-month

57.5 ± 24.6

59.7 ± 15.3

58.3 ± 21.6

0.691

6-month

77.8 ± 27.4

84.7 ± 20.8

80.3 ± 25.3

0.266

12-month

87.4 ± 31.0

94.4 ± 27.5

90.0 ± 29.8

0.327

  1. BMI body mass index, %TWL percent of total weight loss, [(initial weight) – (postoperative weight)]/([(initial weight)] × 100; %EWL percent excess weight loss, [(initial weight) – (postoperative weight)]/[(initial weight) – (ideal weight].