Clinical characteristics and laboratory data at baseline and after LAGB intervention in MHO and IRO subjects.

Data are means ± SD. Triglycerides, ALT, AST, fasting, and 2-h insulin were log transformed for statistical analysis, but values in the table represent a back transformation to the original scale. Categorical variables were compared by χ2 test. §P values for differences between baseline and follow-up variables tested by paired t-test. *P values for differences of continuous variables between the two groups using unpaired Student's t. *P **P ***P