Table 1

Anthropometric variables before and after biliopancreatic diversion surgery


Before
11 months later
Changes (%)

BMI (kg/m2)
48.7
28.8
-40.9%
Waist circumference (cm)
146.5
109
-25.6%
Body fat (%)
33.6
19.7
-41.4%
Hydric mass (kg)
74.2
55.3
-25.5%

Anthropometric measurements were assessed using a bioimpedance balance (Tanita TBF 350®)

Woods et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2004 3:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-3-5