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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2013; 4(5): 202-209
Published online Oct 15, 2013. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v4.i5.202
Table 4 Mean anthropometric values from morbidly obese girls 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity
MeasurementNon-hispanic whites,Non-hispanic blacks,Hispanics,Overalls,
estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)Estimate1 (95%CI)
Before Surgery
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BMI (kg/m2)46.8 (46.2-47.5)51.6 (49.6-53.6)47.0 (45.5-48.6)47.5 (46.9-48.1)
BMI (%)99.1 (99.0-99.2)99.4 (99.3-99.5)99.2 (99.0-99.3)99.2 (99.1-99.3)
Weight (kg)129.1 (127.18-131.1)141.6 (135.4-147.7)125.9 (121.5-130.4)130.3 (128.6-132.1)
3 mo after surgery
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BMI (kg/m2)43.0 (42.4-43.6)48.0 (46.3-49.8)43.3 (41.8-44.7)43.7 (43.1-44.2)
BMI (%)98.7 (98.6-98.8)99.1 (98.9-99.2)98.7 (98.5-98.9)98.8 (98.7-98.9)
Weight (kg)118.7 (116.9-120.5)131.9 (126.3-137.6)116.0 (111.8-120.2)119.9 (118.2-121.6)
EWL (kg)9.9 (9.3-10.7)9.2 (7.6-10.7)9.8 (8.0-11.6)9.8 (9.2-10.4)
EWL (%)  7.7 (7.1-8.2)6.3 (5.3-7.4)7.7 (6.3-9.1)  7.5 (7.0-7.9)
6 mo after surgery
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BMI (kg/m2)38.1 (37.4-38.8)44.4 (42.3-46.4)39.0 (37.1-40.8)38.9 (38.3-39.6)
BMI (%)96.5 (95.9-97.1)98.6 (98.3-98.9)96.9 (96.2-97.7)96.8 (96.3-97.2)
Weight (kg)105.3 (103.2-107.4)121.8 (115.4-128.3)104.2 (99.3-109.1)107.0 (105.1-108.8)
EWL (kg)23.7 (22.6-24.8)20.0 (16.9-23.2)21.2 (17.9-24.5)22.9 (21.9-24.0)
EWL (%)18.3 (17.5-19.1)13.8 (11.7-15.8)16.9 (14.4-19.5)17.6 (16.9-18.4)
12 mo after surgery
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BMI (kg/m2)35.6 (34.7-36.6)40.32 (36.96-43.67)36.65 (34.15-39.16)36.28 (35.40-37.17)
BMI (%)93.9 (92.6-95.1)96.10 (92.81-99.39)92.99 (89.48-96.51)93.99 (92.87-95.12)
Weight (kg)98.3 (95.5-101.0)110.4 (100.5-120.2)98.0 (91.3-104.6)99.6 (97.1-102.1)
EWL (kg)31.2 (29.1-33.4)31.4 (24.0-38.8)27.8 (22.9-32.6)30.9 (28.9-32.8)
EWL (%)23.8 (22.3-25.2)21.1 (16.1-26.2)22.5 (18.7-26.3)23.4 (22.0-24.7)
Model adjusted for age and type of surgery; “Other” group not included due to small sample size;
1P < 0.001 for change across all time points. EWL: Estimated weight loss or the difference between baseline weight (kg) and weight at each respective time point; BMI: Body mass index.