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Table 1 Fasting lipid parameters (mg/dl), AUC and incremental AUC (mg x h/dl) in patients before and after bariatric surgery and in control subjects (Data are expressed in mean ± SD); the indicated p-value relates to the comparison before-after surgery (as measured by Wilcoxon-test)

From: Effect of sleeve gastrectomy on postprandial lipoprotein metabolism in morbidly obese patients

 

Controls

Before surgery

After surgery

Change [%]

p

Fasting

        

Plasma-triglycerides

117

±29

141

±42

114

±26

−19.1

0.036

Plasma-cholesterol

188

±42

175

±28

169

±31

−3.4

0.256

HDL-cholesterol

56

±14

42

±10

44

±9

+4.8

0.294

LDL-cholesterol

108

±35

105

±25

103

±29

−1.9

0.691

VLDL/CR-triglycerides

92

±28

115

±47

92

±27

−20.0

0.053

VLDL/CR-cholesterol

19

±11

20

±8

17

±5

−15.0

0.099

LDL/HDL-triglycerides

39

±11

39

±8

36

±7

−7.7

0.197

AUC

        

Plasma-triglycerides

123

±412

1468

±490

1222

±309

−16.8

0.078

CM-triglycerides

377

±299

368

±214

288

±121

−21.7

0.670

VLDL/CR-triglycerides

789

±307

1078

±449

858

±295

−20.4

0.036

iAUC

        

Plasma-triglycerides

396

±268

410

±238

338

±159

−17.6

0.394

CM-triglycerides

327

±254

306

±194

241

±129

−21.2

0.280

VLDL/CR-triglycerides

202

±126

288

±187

177

±140

−38.5

0.044