Table 3. Proportion of patients (%) with obesity-related diseases prior to, and at 12 and 24 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Variable
no. with available data /
total no.
BMI (kg/m2, mean  SD)
Treated for
T2DM
Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia
Sleep apnea
Obstructive lung disease
Musculoskeletal pain
Anxiety
Depression
GERD
Suffering from
(treated or not)
Snoring
Premenopausal /
total no. of women
Urinary leakage
Amenorrhea
Infertility
Preoperative
12 months
24 months
117 / 117
116 / 117
109 / 117
46.6  6.0
30.3  5.9
30.6  5.6
P value
12 vs 0 months
24 vs 0 months
24 vs 12 months
<0.001
<0.001
0.936
no. with disease / no. with available data (%)
23/117 (19.7 %)
50/117 (42.7%)
14/117 (12.0%)
15/117 (12.8%)
19/117 (16.2%)
41/115 (35.7%)
18/117 (15.4%)
25/117 (21.4%)
15/117 (12.8%)
5/114 (4.4 %)
17/111 (15.3%)
5/114 (4.4%)
3/116 (2.9%)
19/114 (16.7%)
29/114 (25.4%)
13/113 (11.5%)
18/113 (15.9%)
34/112 (30.4%)
4/105 (3.8 %)
16/104 (15.4%)
3/104 (2.9%)
1/109 (0.9%)
13/105 (12.4%)
26/106 (24.5%)
11/103 (10.7%)
15/103 (14.6%)
29/106 (27.4%)
<0.001
<0.001
0.039
<0.001
1
0.067
0.219
0.109
0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.021
<0.001
0.063
0.026
0.375
0.125
0.011
1
1
1
0.5
0.063
0.804
1
1
0.629
89/114 (78.1%)
28/112 (25 %)
13/102 (12.8%)
<0.001
<0.001
0.002
71 / 87
33/87 (37.9 %)
12/70 (17.1 %)
12/70 (17.1 %)
67 / 87
11/84 (13.1 %)
3/65 (4.6 %)
*
63 / 87
8/79 (10.1 %)
0 / 51 (0 %)
4/52 (7.7 %)
<0.001
0.021
<0.001
0.016
0.180
0.453
1
BMI = Body mass index. SD = Standard deviation. No = Number. T2DM = Type 2 diabetes mellitus. GERD = Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
*Pregnancy was strongly discouraged during the first 12 months. At 24 months, two of the 12 women defined as infertile preoperatively had given birth to two healthy
children.