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Table 4 Pre- and post-operative measurements for the diabetes mellitus patients (n = 3) and the hypertensive patients (n = 6)

From: Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy among obesity patients in the northern west bank: a retrospective records review

Variable

Mean ± SD*

Range**

Mean difference ± SD

P value§

Diabetes mellitus patients (n = 3)

FBS (mg/dl)

    

- Pre-operative

172.32 ± 25.42

50 (200–150)

  

- Post-operative

90.33 ± 17.03

30 (110–80)

82.00 ± 22.70

0.109

HbA1c (%)

    

- Pre-operative

6.76 ± 1.11

2.10 (7.60-5.50)

  

- Post-operative

4.86 ± 1.17

2.20 (6.20-4)

1.90 ± 0.78

0.109

Hypertensive patients (n = 6)

Systole (mm Hg)

    

- Pre-operative

146.67 ± 5.16

10 (150–140)

  

- Post-operative

119.17 ± 11.14

30 (140–110)

27.50 ± 9.87

0.026

Diastole (mm Hg)

    

- Pre-operative

95.00 ±5.47

10 (100–90)

  

- Post-operative

76.66 ± 9.83

25 (90–65)

18.33 ± 13.66

0.042

  1. *SD, standard deviation; FBS, fasting blood sugar; mg/dl, milligram/deciliter; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin. **Range (Maximum-Minimum).§P-value of Wilcoxon test.