From: Aspiration therapy for obesity; a safe and effective treatment
Quality of life and biochemical data | Baseline n = 20 | 12 months n = 20 | p |
Quality of life | |||
Visual Analogue Scale* | 63 (15) | 83 (14) | <0.01 |
EuroQoL-5D* | 0.73 (0.25) | 0.88 (0.13) | <0.01 |
Blood samples | |||
Potassium (mmol/l) | 4.4 (4.2–4.5) | 4.3 (4.0–4.5) | 0.57 |
Sodium (mmol/l) | 140 (139–141.5) | 141.5 (140–142) | 0.02 |
Creatinine (umol/l) | 62.5 (53–67) | 68 (58.5–73.5) | <0.01 |
Urine samples | |||
24 h potassium (mmol) | 66 (54–87) | 57 (40.5–76.5) | 0.10 |
24 h sodium (mmol) | 203 (122–267) | 147.5 (110.5–188.5) | 0.02 |
24 h chloride (mmol) | 188 (141.5–246.5) | 106 (70–143) | <0.01 |
Osmolality (mmol/kg) | 482 (377–681) | 394 (335–571) | 0.30 |
pH | 6.0 (5.5–6.7) | 6.7 (6.2–7.0) | 0.02 |
Subjects with diabetes mellitus | Baseline n = 7 | 12 months n = 7 | p |
Blood samples | |||
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 47 (43–66) | 42 (36–64) | 0.03 |