Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 80-84
Changes in Lipid Profile in Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery
Uzma Khan1, Arindam Ghosh2, John Pramod3
1Physiology, Professor, Department of Physiology, BJS Dental College, Ludhiana.
2MCh Gastrosurgery, Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon, SPS Hospital, Ludhiana
3MD, Physiology, Professor, Department of Physiology, CMCH, Ludhiana.
Corresponding Author: Uzma Khan
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of bariatric surgery on lipid profile of patients by comparing pre and post operative parameters
Methods: 40 obese patients who were undergoing bariatric surgery were recruited for the present study. Body mass index (BMI), serum cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL levels were measured before and after three months following the bariatric surgery.
Results: The mean±SD of age of the patients was 37.89±12.7years.The mean BMI recorded prior to surgical intervention was 45.42±5.67 and the mean BMI post-operatively was 37.22±2.34. Assessments showed a statistically significant increase in the serum level of HDL and a statistically significant decrease in the serum level of triglycerides, but no significant change in the serum level of cholesterol or LDL was noted. Moreover, results showed a positive correlation between serum LDL variations and changes in BMI.
Conclusions: Our findings concluded that bariatric surgery improves weight loss and BMI.
Key words: Sleeve gastrectomy, Bariatric surgery, lipid profile.
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