Research Article

Is There Association between Vitamin D Concentrations and Body Mass Index Variation in Women Submitted to Y-Roux Surgery?

Table 3

Body composition of the group of women submitted to RYGB and control group ().

VariableRYGB group ()Control group () value

Weight (kg)79.5 ± 11.365.3 ± 9.4<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)31.7 ± 4.426.3 ± 3.1<0.001
Total muscle mass (kg)47.4 ± 5.141.0 ± 4.7<0.001
Total skeletal muscle mass (kg)17.9 ± 5.814.9 ± 4.90.018
Skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m2)7.6 ± 1.26.5 ± 0.7<0.001
Fat mass (kg)30.0 ± 8.222.6 ± 5.8<0.001
Total fat percentage (%)37.0 ± 6.034.0 ± 4.20.015

BMI: body mass index; significance level of Student’s t-test.