Decreased Cardiovascular Risk after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Chinese Diabetic Patients with Obesity

Table 3

Estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk before versus after RYGB surgery ().

Cardiovascular event	Presurgery mean risk (%)	Postsurgery mean risk (%)	Absolute risk reduction (%)	95% CI	Relative risk reduction (%)	value
n	20	20
CHD	13.05 ± 2.71	3.81 ± 1.07	9.24	(5.02, 13.46)	71	<0.001
Fatal CHD	7.09 ± 1.92	1.83 ± 0.66	5.26	(2.37, 8.14)	74	<0.001
Stroke	19.66 ± 4.46	14.22 ± 3.44	5.43	(1.72, 9.13)	28	0.002
Fatal stroke	2.86 ± 0.61	1.78 ± 0.42	1.08	(0.49, 1.66)	38	0.001

Note. UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study; RYGB: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; CI: confidence interval; CHD: coronary heart disease. Data represent means ± SEM. : significant difference.