Feasibility of Bariatric Surgery as a Strategy for Secondary Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease: A Report from the Swedish Obese Subjects Trial
Table 1
Anthropometrics and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (%) in the surgery and control groups at baseline and changes in prevalence after 2 and 10 years of follow-up. Only the patients applicable for the certain timepoint are included in the statistical calculations.
Baseline
Change at 2-year follow-up
Change at 10-year follow-up
Surgery
Surgery,
Surgery,
Control
Control,
Control,
Weight, kg
Surgery
122.8 15
26.3 14.7
17.3 13.1
Control
115.3 18
2.3 5.2
4.3 5.2
BMI, kg/m2
Surgery
40.6 4.3
8.6 4.8
5.6 4.2
Control
38.0 4.5
0.8 1.8
1.5 2.0
Waist circumference, cm
Surgery
128.3 8.3
21.2 12.5
12.9 12.2
Control
123.59.1
12.9 12.2
3.7 6.0
Current smoker %
Surgery
52.4
20.0
18.2
Control
50.0
14.8
22.2
Hypertension %
Surgery
57.1
15.0
23.1
Control
53.8
21.2
0
Dyslipidemia %
Surgery
95.2
28.5
69.2
Control
92.9
0
22.2
Diabetes %
Surgery
52.4
14.3
7.7
Control
50.0
0
11.1
P-value denotes differences in effects of treatment between the two groups from baseline to 2 and 10 years of follow-up. .