Table 2 Comparison of clinical characteristics and endoscopic findings of 101 patients at baseline and 6 months after sleeve gastrectomy

BMI (kg/m²), mean (SD)

41.2 (6.4)

30.7 (5.5)

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD)

120.3 (14.7)

97.0 (12.5)

< 0.001

HbA1c (%), mean (SD)

6.5 (1.5)

5.5 (0.4)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD)

196.2 (36.5)

188.5 (37.8)

0.075

Triglyceride (mg/dL), mean (SD)

152.4 (66.3)

86.0 (36.2)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)

47.1 (9.6)

50.9 (11.3)

< 0.001

LDL-C (mg/dL), mean (SD)

119.2 (35.0)

111.7 (35.3)

0.056

Uric acid (mg/dL), mean (SD)

6.5 (1.6)

6.0 (1.6)

0.001

AST (U/L), mean (SD)

40.4 (32.4)

19.4 (5.0)

< 0.001

ALT (U/L), mean (SD)

57.9 (53.5)

18.2 (8.5)

< 0.001

Endoscopic finding

 Gastric stenosis, n (%)

–

0

–

 Gastric leak, n (%)

–

0

–