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

Table 5 Fasting blood glucose and lipid profile after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band

	RYGB	LAGB	P-value
	(n = 301)	(n = 554)	(RYGB vs LAGB)
Fasting blood sugar
Prior to surgery	5.9 ± 1.6	5.7 ± 1.7	0.12
6-month post-op	5.3 ± 1.6b	5.5 ± 1.9b	0.57
12-month post-op	5.0 ± 1.7b	5.4 ± 1.6b	0.02
Total cholesterol
Prior to surgery	5.2 ± 1.0	5.2 ± 1.0	0.65
6-month post-op	4.2 ± 0.9b	5.2 ± 1.0	< 0.0001
12-month post-op	4.3 ± 0.9b	5.0 ± 1.0b	< 0.0001
Total triglyceride
Prior to surgery	1.7 ± 0.5	2.0 ± 0.6	0.44
6-month post-op	1.2 ± 0.6b	1.5 ± 0.6	0.01
12-month post-op	1.1+0.4b	1.5 ± 0.5	0.04
HDL
Prior to surgery	1.3 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	0.26
6-month post-op	1.3 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.3b	0.21
12-month post-op	1.4 ± 0.3b	1.5 ± 0.3b	0.56

^bP < 0.01 vs baseline. RYGB: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; LAGB: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; op: Operative.