title: Sustained coronary-risk-factor reduction after gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
abstract: Lipids and clinical changes including diabetes and hypertension were monitored in morbidly obese patients after Roux-Y gastric bypass. Total cholesterol (Chol), high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides at 1 and at 5-7 y postoperatively in 33 patients and at 1 y in 23 patients (including apolipoproteins A-I and B) were compared with preoperative concentrations. Mean concentrations of Chol and both apolipoproteins were unchanged. Elevated serum triglycerides became normal, and reduced concentrations persisted at 5-7 y in men (p less than 0.025). HDL-cholesterol concentrations increased at 1 y (p less than 0.01) and remained higher at 5-7 y in women. Ratios of Chol to HDL cholesterol were lower at 1 y (p less than 0.01) in both men and women. Diabetes (9 patients) and hypertension (22 patients) also were reduced at 1 y (p less than 0.01) and remained lower at 5-7 y. A mean 61% of excess weight was lost in 1 y whereas a 12% weight gain occurred by 5-7 y. The beneficial changes in most coronary risk factors lasted 5-7 y after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gleysteen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barboriak
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sasse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol