Changes of serum retinol-binding protein 4 associated with improved insulin resistance after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in Chinese obese patients

Table 3 Change in RBP4 levels and metabolic markers

Parameter (N = 30)	All obesity		Males		Females
Parameter (N = 30)	r	P	r	P	r	P
3M-del weight	0.388	0.091	0.371	0.468	0.315	0.273
6M-del weight	0.199	0.495	− 0.359	0.553	0.326	0.391
3M-del BMI	0.208	0.379	− 0.143	0.787	0.185	0.527
6M-del BMI	0.093	0.752	− 0.667	0.219	0.310	0.417
3M-del WC	− 0.006	0.983	0.500	0.667	− 0.205	0.502
6M-del WC	− 0.322	0.262	− 0.308	0.614	− 0.444	0.232
3M-del HC	− 0.030	0.914	− 0.500	0.667	− 0.199	0.515
6M-del HC	− 0.344	0.228	− 0.564	0.332	− 0.206	0.595
3M-del TCH	0.169	0.477	− 0.200	0.704	0.537	0.048
6M-del TCH	0.294	0.330	− 0.667	0.219	0.502	0.168
3M-del TG	0.122	0.609	− 0.257	0.623	0.295	0.306
6M-del TG	0.184	0.530	0.103	0.870	0.261	0.498
3M-del HDL-C	0.008	0.972	0.314	0.544	0.180	0.539
6M-del HDL-C	− 0.075	0.798	− 0.103	0.870	− 0.192	0.620
3M-del LDL-C	− 0.061	0.798	− 0.371	0.468	0.022	0.940
6M-del LDL-C	0.155	0.597	− 0.154	0.805	0.226	0.559
3M-del FBG	0.046	0.850	0.000	1.000	0.152	0.605
6M-del FBG	0.062	0.833	− 0.103	0.870	0.308	0.420
3M-del FINS	0.377	0.101	− 0.371	0.468	0.673	0.008
6M-del FINS	0.135	0.646	− 0.975	0.005	0.586	0.097
3M-del FCP	0.368	0.110	− 0.371	0.468	0.642	0.013
6M-del FCP	0.498	0.029	− 0.975	0.005	0.510	0.160
3M-del HOMA-IR	0.394	0.096	− 0.800	0.104	0.673	0.008
6M-del HOMA-IR	0.084	0.775	− 0.975	0.005	0.586	0.097
3M-del HOMA-β	0.278	0.248	0.100	0.873	0.649	0.012
6M-del HOMA-β	0.124	0.673	− 0.975	0.005	0.653	0.057
3M-del TSH	0.242	0.303	− 0.841	0.036	− 0.240	0.568
6M-del TSH	− 0.326	0.276	− 0.667	0.219	0.506	0.065

BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, FINS fasting insulin, FCP fasting C peptide, HOMA-IR homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance index, TG triglyceride, TCH total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone

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