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Table 3 Anthropometric measurement data in the study groups

From: Role of gastric bypass surgery in control of blood sugar in obese uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients

Variables

Group

P-value between group

Gastric bypass (n = 45)

Antidiabetic treatments (n = 45)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Height

159.27

6.19

157.93

5.41

0.318

Weight

112.67

10.57

108.87

11.22

0.051

BMI

Before treatment

44.57

5.15

43.85

5.87

0.490

After 1 year

29.98

4.40

42.86

4.93

< 0.001*

Change (Δ)

− 14.60

1.60

− 0.99

6.10

 

P value within a group

< 0.001*

0.094

 

Waist circumference (cm)

Before treatment

110.68

6.10

108.81

4.86

0.112

After 1 year

89.08

6.63

108.91

5.03

< 0.001*

Change (Δ)

− 21.60

1.83

0.10

1.70

 

P value within a group

< 0.001*

0.778

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%), *P value is significant if < 0.05