Table 2: Evolution of patients at

four months after Spatz-3® balloon adjustment.

Variable

Baseline

SD

Adjustment

SD

Difference

p

Weight (kg)

97.5

7.9

88.6

8.3

8.9

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

36.5

2.7

33.2

3.4

3.3

< 0.001

Weight

excess (kg)

40.1

7.1

31.2

8.5

8.9

< 0.001

Glucose

(mg/dl)

98.0

21.4

90.3

22.9

7.7

0.002

Triglycerides

(mg/dl)

148.6

54.3

125.6

67.9

23.0

0.002

HDL (mg/dl)

65.8

46.8

48.4

9.5

17.4

0.070

AST (U/l)

27.7

8.2

29.8

13.8

-2.1

0.180

ALT (U/l)

30.8

10.2

26.7

10.5

4.1

0.080

HbA1c (%)

6.4

1.3

6.5

1.2

-0.1

0.300

SD = standard deviation.

BMI = body mass index.

HDL = high-density lipoproteins.

AST = aspartate aminotransferase.

ALT = alanine aminotransferase.

HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin.

Source: electronic file OrmaMed.