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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2013; 19(36): 6035-6043
Published online Sep 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.6035
Table 3 Characteristics of patients with and without biochemical data
RYGB (n = 609)
LAGB (n = 686)
Biochemical data (n = 301)No biochemical data (n = 308)P-valueBiochemical data (n = 545)No biochemical data (n = 141)P-value
Gender (M:F)63:23853:255> 0.05101:44430:111> 0.05
Age (yr)42.9 ± 10.242.0 ± 10.6> 0.0537.8 ± 9.437.1 ± 9.5> 0.05
Initial BMI (kg/m2)45.9 ± 7.547.0 ± 7.4> 0.0540.6 ± 4.140.3 ± 4.2> 0.05
BMI reduction at 12 mo (kg/m2)-6.5 ± 3.4-7.7 ± 4.6> 0.05-1.2 ± 0.8-1.4 ± 0.9> 0.05
BMI reduction at 3 yr (kg/m2)-18.2 ± 3.9-19.0 ± 4.9> 0.05-4.9 ± 2.64.3 ± 2.4> 0.05