Table 4 Glucose (mg/dl), insulin-values (μU/ml) and HOMA-index in patients (n=14) before and after bariatric surgery (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
Before surgery | After surgery | Change [%] | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fasting | ||||||
Glucose | 100.1 | ±25.2 | 98.9 | ±23.9 | −1.3 | 0.551 |
Insulin | 28.9 | ±18.1 | 13.9 | ±5.9 | −51.9 | 0.004 |
HOMA | 6.8 | ±3.4 | 3.5 | ±2.1 | −47.9 | 0.011 |