Research Article

Changes in the MicroRNA Profile Observed in the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Obese Patients after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical parameters measured in three obese females (OB) before (T0) and three years after LAGB (T1).

OB1OB2OB3
T0T1T0T1T0T1

BMI 41.528.437.228.150.039.5
EWL (%)71.466.736.2
Na+ (mmol/L)138.0143.0142.0139.0143.0142.0
K+ (mmol/L)4.04.34.34.84.74.7
Ca++ (mg/dL)10.19.39.510.89.29.9
Phosphorus (mg/dL)3.43.13.73.42.93.6
Fe (µg/dL)90.049.0145.072.047.085.0
Glucose (mmol/L)5.75.84.64.85.04.9
Insulin (mU/L)6.111.312.93.551.911.2
HOMA2.91.62.60.711.52.4
Cholesterol (mmol/L)5.04.95.04.84.14.8
Triglycerides (mmol/L)0.90.81.00.50.81.0
AST (U/L)17.015.024.013.024.026.0
ALT (U/L)20.311.024.026.023.026.0
ALP (U/L)90.074.064.058.0112.0110.0
GGT (U/L)16.711.020.012.015.012.0
LDH (U/L)307.0375.0374.0102.0335.0336.0
CHE (U/L)10037.36497.011312.08383.78721.08855.0
CK (U/L)100.051.0128.097.761.054.0
AMS (U/L)53.053.039.045.056.078.0
Urea (mmol/L)0.40.50.50.50.70.5
Creatinine (μmol/L)53.053.061.953.061.970.7
UA (mmol/L)0.30.20.30.20.30.3
T-bil (μmol/L)9.77.718.16.86.812.1
TP (g/dL)7.87.57.76.48.08.3
Albumin (g/dL)4.24.44.84.54.04.6
Adiponectin (µg/mL)9.419.57.715.79.917.1
Leptin (ng/mL)43.18.522.412.432.216.6
Leptin/adiponectin ratio4.60.42.90.83.21.0
Adipocyte 315535483146
Adipocyte diameter 1481391410

from [3]. significant differences at T0 versus T1 at Wilcoxon’s test; .
ALP: alkaline phosphatase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AMS: amylase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; BMI: body mass index; CHE: cholinesterase; CK: creatine kinase; EWL: excess weight loss; GGT: γ-glutamyl transferase; HOMA: homeostasis model assessment; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; T-bil: total bilirubin; TP: total proteins; UA: uric acid.