Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Impact on Body Mass Index and Thyroid Hormones in Euthyroid Obese Patients

16 December 2023: Database Analysis

Omer Faruk Buk ^1ABDE , Sönmez Ocak ^1ABDE* , Mustafa Safa Uyanik ^1ACDF , Emin Daldal ^1ABDEF , Mehmet Alperen Avci ^1ABEF , Can Akgün ^2ABDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942692

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942692

Table 2 Body mass index (BMI) and thyroid function analysis before surgery and 6 and 12 months after surgery.

Parameters	N	Preoperative	Postoperative 6 months	Postoperative 12 months	Statistical significance[GLM-repeated measures]
Parameters	N	χ̄±Sχ̄	χ̄±Sχ̄	χ̄±Sχ̄	Statistical significance[GLM-repeated measures]
BMI	300	45.72±0.31^A	30.58±0.21^B	29.05±0.17^C	P
FT3[ng/L]	300	3.23±0.03^A	3.15±0.03^B	3.23±0.03^A	P=0.005
FT4 [ng/dL]	300	1.16±0.01^A	1.28±0.01^B	1.42±0.02^C	P
TSH [IU/L]	300	2.57±0.08^A	1.93±0.06^B	1.51±0.04^C	P
(χ̄±S) – mean±standard error of means; ^A,B,C – Different superscripts within the same row column indicate significant differences