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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6024-6029
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6024
Table 1 Patients’ preoperative characteristics
Period of studySeptember 2003 to June 2008
Number of patients130
Male:Female21:109
Age (yr)37 ± 9.4 (18-55)
Weight (kg)125 ± 13.4 (95-170)
Excess weight (kg)65 ± 9.7 (39-103)
% EBW208 ± 14.5 (160.9-253.7)
ΒΜΙ (kg/m2)46 ± 3.0 (37.5-50)