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Table 2 Comparison of indexes of adiposity among patients with distal gastrectomy-Billroth I and distal gastrectomy-Roux-en-Y

From: Visceral fat changes after distal gastrectomy according to type of reconstruction procedure for gastric cancer

 

DGBI n= 104

DGRY n= 48

P

BMI after surgery

20.4 (15.0 to 28.1)

19.7 (16.9 to 26.2)

0.3789a

VFA after surgery (cm2)

50.8 (6.4 to 167.1)

37.4 (11.7 to 144.5)

0.0742a

SFA after surgery (cm2)

81.14 (19 to 230.8)

69.9 (23.5 to 184)

0.0808a

Alb after surgery (mg/dl)

4.3 (2.4 to 4.7)

4.2 (3.7 to 4.6)

0.3065a

Reduction rate of BMI (%)

8.7 (−15 to 31.2)

10.8 (−2.7 to 22.5)

0.1678a

Reduction rate of VFA (%)

30.6 (−130.2 to 90.1)

44.2 (−14.5 to 85.2)

0.0027a

Reduction rate of SFA (%)

33.0 (−124.6 to 82.3)

31.8 (−147.7 to 87.4)

0.5722a

  1. aWilcoxon rank sum test. BMI body mass index, DGBI distal gastrectomy with Billroth I, DGRY distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y, SFA subcutaneous fat area, VFA visceral fat area.