Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics and preoperative medications

CharacteristicGroup; mean ± SD or no. (%)
All patients, n = 207Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, n = 123Sleeve gastrectomy, n = 84
Age at surgery, yr49.7 ± 8.849.0 ± 8.550.8 ± 9.2
Female sex153 (73.9)88 (71.5)65 (77.4)
Preoperative46.3 ± 8.146.9 ± 7.845.4 ± 8.4
Postoperative 1-year BMI, kg/m236.0 ± 7.634.6 ± 6.838.3 ± 8.3
Preoperative weight, kg129.3 ± 26.0131.6 ± 24.8126.0 ± 27.4
Postoperative 1-year weight, kg100.6 ± 23.297.1 ± 20.8106.1 ± 25.8
Hypertension147 (71.0)90 (73.2)57 (67.9)
Smoking status
 Ex-smoker84 (40.6)52 (42.3)32 (38.1)
 Current smoker2 (1.0)1 (0.8)1 (1.2)
Duration of diabetes, yr7.6 ± 6.78.3 ± 7.06.4 ± 6.2
No. of non-insulin diabetes medications1.5 ± 0.81.6 ± 0.91.3 ± 0.8
Short-acting insulin30 (14.5)20 (16.3)10 (11.9)
Long-acting insulin48 (23.2)32 (26.0)16 (19.1)
  • BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation.