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Table 2 Clinical characteristics after LSG

From: The relationship between Lipocalin-2 level and hepatic steatosis in obese patients with NAFLD after bariatric surgery

 

baseline

post-surgery

P value

Weight (kg)

111.13 ± 27.92

85.81 ± 24.99

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

38.45 ± 7.55

29.56 ± 6.54

< 0.001

Waist (cm)

122.09 ± 15.91

101.41 ± 13.32

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

78.38 ± 75.09

15.22 ± 8.61

0.001

AST (U/L)

40.91 ± 28.55

16.59 ± 5.80

< 0.001

γGT (U/L)

43.34 ± 23.85

14.56 ± 8.50

< 0.001

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.98 ± 1.48

4.45 ± 0.54

< 0.001

HbA1c (%)

7.16 ± 2.35

5.43 ± 0.35

0.002

TG (mmol/L)

2.02±0.98

1.05 ± 0.45

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.58 ± 0.96

4.07 ± 0.72

0.003

LCN2 (ng/mL)

119.74 ± 36.15

87.38 ± 51.65

0.001

CAP (dB/m)

358.48 ± 46.13

260.83 ± 69.64

< 0.001

Steatosis grade [n(%)]

 

< 0.001

S0

0 (0)

8 (34.8)

 

S1

2 (8.7)

5 (21.7)

 

S2

0 (0)

2 (8.7)

 

S3

21 (91.3)

8 (34.8)

 
  1. Results are shown as mean ± SD or number (percentage)
  2. BMI: body mass index; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; γGT: glutamyltransferase; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; CAP: controlled attenuation parameter