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Table 2 Changes in daily dietary intakes from pre- to 6 months post-surgery

From: Changes in gastrointestinal symptoms and food tolerance 6 months following weight loss surgery: associations with dietary changes, weight loss and the surgical procedure

 

N

Pre-surgery

6 months post-surgery

Change a

P-value

Energy, kJ/kcal

54

9859 (7533 to 12,424)/

2356 (1800 to 2969)

5298 (4272 to 6541)/

1266 (1021–1563)

− 4515 (− 6514 to − 2110)/

− 1079 (− 1557 to −504)

< 0.001*

Fat, g

54

89.7 (58.5 to 121)

45.0 (39.7 to 54.3)

−36.0 (− 70.0 to − 15.7)

< 0.001*

Fat, E%

54

35.6 (31.3 to 38.6)

34.3 (28.5 to 38.1)

−1.25 (− 4.80 to 1.92)

0.159

Protein, g

54

103 (81.6 to 127)

65.1 (52.1 to 73.4)

−39.6 (−54.2 to − 24.0)

< 0.001*

Protein, E%

54

18.0 (15.9 to 19.6)

20.1 (18.2 to 22.3)

2.25 (0.05 to 5.47)

< 0.001*

Carbohydrates, g

54

245 (194 to 318)

133 (94.5 to 174)

− 111 (− 158 to −61.5)

< 0.001*

Carbohydrates, E%

54

42.5 (40.1 to 46.7)

42.6 (35.7 to 47.1)

−0.65 (−7.17 to 3.90)

0.247

Sugar, g

54

24.1 (14.3 to 42.5)

11.9 (4.57 to 22.9)

−14.2 (−28.5 to −3.12)

< 0.001*

Sugar, E%

54

4.80 (3.00 to 6.82)

3.70 (1.67 to 6.52)

−1.10 (−3.87 to 1.25)

0.042*

Fiber, g

54

33.8 (9.42)

20.9 (7.91)

−12.9 (9.85)

< 0.001*

Water total, g

54

3602 (2816 to 4756)

2516 (2152 to 3120)

− 1078 (− 1981 to − 148)

< 0.001*

Food and beverages total, g

54

4357 (3389 to 5636)

2995 (2503 to 4190)

− 1090 (− 2332 to −34.1)

< 0.001*

  1. Data are given as median (25–75 percentiles) or mean (SD). a The changes were computed as post-surgery values minus pre-surgery values for each patient (paired samples). P-values were obtained by the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and the Paired-Sample T-test.* Statistically significant p < 0.05