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Table 3: Final result at the end of the 12-month treatment with the Spatz-3® balloon. |
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Variable |
Baseline |
SD |
Removal |
SD |
Difference |
p |
|
Weight (kg) |
97.5 |
7.9 |
83.3 |
11.9 |
14.2 |
< 0.001 |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
36.5 |
2.7 |
31.2 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
< 0.001 |
|
Weight excess (kg) |
40.1 |
7.1 |
25.9 |
11.7 |
14.2 |
< 0.001 |
|
Glucose (mg/dl) |
98.0 |
21.4 |
99.7 |
41.7 |
-1.7 |
0.300 |
|
Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
148.6 |
54.3 |
139.0 |
84.9 |
9.6 |
0.200 |
|
HDL (mg/dl) |
65.8 |
46.8 |
52.1 |
12.5 |
13.7 |
0.700 |
|
AST (U/l) |
27.7 |
8.2 |
22.8 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
0.009 |
|
ALT (U/l) |
30.8 |
10.2 |
23.6 |
9.9 |
7.2 |
0.002 |
|
HbA1c (%) |
6.4 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
0.200 |
|
SD = standard deviation. BMI = body mass index. HDL = high-density lipoproteins. AST = aspartate aminotransferase. ALT = alanine aminotransferase. HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin. Source: electronic file OrmaMed. |
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