Table 2

- Summary of preoperative and postoperative data of the studied cohort.

VariablesNormal valuesBefore surgeryAfter surgery
 TotalLSGRYGBTotalP-value*LSG sleeveP-value§RYGB bypassP-value
 Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SD
Weight 121.04±21.49121±21.07119.46±33.2076.55±14.430.362100.87±31.460.00080.11±16.040.000§
BMI18.50 - 24.9045.24±6.7644.74±5.2644.41±7.65 -33.51±17.080.00020.10±15.050.000
Percentage of total weight loss ---17.4±18.59-16.73±18.73-27.42±13.34-
HbA1c (%)4.00 - 5.608.25±1.708.26±1.678.92±2.035.94±1.110.0005.90±1.120.0006.21±1.020.000
FBS (mmol/L)<5.60 mmol/L9.00±3.469.06±3.418.06±3.805.24±1.140.0135.17±0.950.0005.99±2.390.002
HDL (mmol/L)Female >1.30 Male >1.001.24±0.561.19±0.461.28±0.701.37±0.630.6381.39±0.660.0011.30±0.290.912
LDL (mmol/L)<2.602.73±0.912.77±0.882.49±0.812.78±0.810.6332.78±0.810.7952.69±0.770.795
TG (mmol/L)<1.701.64±0.901.68±0.941.71±0.611.28±0.720.8171.28±0.750.0001.23±0.400.003
TC (mmol/L)<5.184.36±1.274.38±1.294.45±0.864.34±1.120.9594.33±1.160.5664.36±0.750.566
Creatinine (µmol/L)Female 52.20-91.90
Male 65.40-119.30
64.39±25.3862.42±20.8161.33±9.8361.47±17.500.71361.34±18.080.24363.25±12.510.357
BUN (mg/dl)7–205.25±4.785.48±5.173.67±1.134.49±2.350.1814.56±2.400.0263.53±1.430.026
TSH (mIU/L)0.38–5.332.52±1.692.26±1.602.96±2542.35±2.920.6942.36±3.140.7852.70±1.860.783
Free T4 (pmol/L)7.86–14.4113.78±5.1413.93±5.0814.49±1.9513.86±4.440.40413.56±4.720.23914.85±1.950.239
ADA criteria          
Partial    18.9%-19.8%-26.7%-
Complete    48.5%-50%-6.7%-
No remission    32.6%-30.2%-66.6%-
IDF          
Optimization    9.7%-9.9%-6.7%-
Improvement    5.7%-4.7%-20.0%-
  • ADA: America Diabetes Association, BMI: body mass index, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, DM: diabetes mellitus, FBS: fasting blood sugar, HDL: high density lipoprotein, IDF: international diabetes federation, LDL: low density lipoprotein, LSG: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, RYGB: Roux-en-y gastric bypass, Scr: serum creatinine, SR: Saudi Riyals, T4: thyroxin t4 test, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone.

  • * P-value for total before and after surgery

  • § P-value comparing the date before and after sleeve surgery

  • P-value comparing data before and after bypass surgery

  • SD: standard deviation