Outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Table 4 Co-morbidities before and 12 mo after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band n (%)

	RYGB	LAGB	P-value
	(n = 301)	(n = 554)	(RYGB vs LAGB)
Diabetes mellitus
Pre-operative	83 (28)	127 (23)	0.34
Normalization of fasting blood glucose1	26 (33)	22 (17)	0.02
Hyper-cholesterolemia
Pre-operative	125 (42)	224 (41)	0.77
Normalization of total plasma cholesterol1	65 (52)	9 (4)	< 0.001
Hyper-triglyceridemia
Pre-operative	63 (21)	124 (22)	0.86
Normalization of plasma triglyceride1	51 (81)	34 (27)	< 0.0001
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Pre-operative	100 (33)	130 (23)	0.02
No longer required CPAP at 12 mo	10 (10)	4 (3)	0.04

¹Compared to pre-operative. RYGB: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; LAGB: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band; CPAP: Continuous positive airway pressure.