Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients undergoing long and short pouch roux-en y gastric bypass.

From: Outcomes and complications after long versus short gastric pouch Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with severe obesity

Characteristics

Total

(n = 219)

Long pouch

(n = 107)

Short pouch

(n = 112)

P-value

Agea

41.90 ± 11.02

41.33 ± 10.26

42.45±

11.70

0.882

Sex (Female)b

194 (88.58)

96 (89.70)

98 (87.50)

0.604

Diabetes mellitusb

41 (18.72)

20 (18.70)

21 (18.75)

0.993

Hypertensionb

43 (19.63)

19 (17.80)

24 (21.43)

0.488

Dyslipidemiab

36 (16.44)

17 (15.90)

19 (16.96)

0.821

Obstructive Sleep Apneab

33 (15.07)

15 (14.00)

18 (16.07)

0.672

Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptomsb

38 (17.35)

16 (15.00)

22 (19.64)

0.359

Heighta

160.94 ± 9.28

162.13 ± 8.67

159.81 ± 9.82

0.528

Weighta

115.90 ± 14.74

113.29 ± 16.52

118.39 ± 12.80

0.273

BMIa

44.12 ± 4.66

42.97 ± 4.15

45.21 ± 5.10

0.112

  1. BMI: body mass index
  2. aMean ± SD
  3. b frequency (%)