Effect of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risk Factors in Morbidly Obese Adolescents

Table 4

𝑃-values for correlations among weight change measures and components of MeS at 6 m post-LAGB by MeS status at baseline.

Variable	No MeS (𝑁=51)			Yes MeS (𝑁=37)
	%EWL	%WL	BMI	%EWL	%WL	BMI
WC (cm)	<0.0001	0.01	<0.0001	0.0024	0.0004	0.0005
HDL (mg/dl)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
TG (mg/dl)	NS	0.0098	0.004	NS	NS	NS
CRP (mg/dl)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
FBS (mg/dl)	NS	0.019	0.013	NS	NS	NS
SBP %ile	NS	NS	0.06	NS	NS	NS
DBP %ile	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS