Changes in Testosterone Levels and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Levels in Extremely Obese Men after Bariatric Surgery

Table 2

Changes in parameters after bariatric surgery and percentage changes from baseline.

	Baseline	Month 1	Month 6
Body weight (kg)	168.3 ± 34.9	146.0 ± 31.7	126.2 ± 25.5
% change	—	−9.4 ± 0.6	−25.1 ± 0.7
BMI (kg/m^2)	56.9 ± 11.7	50.2 ± 11.0	42.9 ± 9.0
% change	—	−9.9 ± 0.9	−25.7 ± 0.9
Total testosterone (nmol/L)	8.38 ± 4.67	12.60 ± 6.09	15.81 ± 5.95
% change	—	59.8 ± 17.0	126.9 ± 16.6
Calculated free testosterone (pmol/L)	214.0 ± 113.0	245.3 ± 114.7	307.9 ± 121.7
% change	—	19.8 ± 13.2	60.7 ± 10.2
SHBG (nmol/L)	21.59 ± 10.71	39.59 ± 21.46	40.67 ± 15.4
% change	—	98.4 ± 22.0	138.2 ± 23.0
Estradiol (pmol/L)	155.1 ± 56.6	155.2 ± 39.4	149.5 ± 47.1
% change	—	12.0 ± 8.2	2.6 ± 5.7
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	6851.5 ± 4793.5	11942.9 ± 8727.6	12456.2 ± 9160.2
% change	—	60.8 ± 15.1	105.8 ± 26.8
Leptin (ng/mL)	46.21 ± 18.86	32.84 ± 17.72	21.32 ± 11.01
% change	—	−26.9 ± 6.9	−59.6 ± 4.8

Data are expressed as means ± SD.
Compared with baseline values using paired -tests; .