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Table 2 Body mass index and number of cigarettes smoked per day in persistent smoker patients undergone intra-gastric balloon (IB), lap-band laparoscopic surgery (LAGB), and laparoscopic gastric bypass/sleeve gastrectomy surgery (SPG) at 3, 6 and 12 months

From: Smoking Habit in Severe Obese after bariatric procedures

 

IB

LAGB

SPG

p

BMI at 3 m (kg/m2)

38.4 ± 3.1

37.0 ± 3.3

40.0 ± 3.6

0.009

BMI at 6 m (kg/m2)

35.9 ± 3.2

33.2 ± 2.8

35.7 ± 3.4

0.02

BMI at 12 m (kg/m2)

35.2 ± 2.9

32.7 ± 2.5

33.0 ± 3.6

0.01

Number of cigarettes smoked per day 3 m

18.4 ± 8.5

18.8 ± 7.2

19.0 ± 6.6

0.19

Number of cigarettes smoked per day 6 m

18.3 ± 8.6

18.6 ± 6.7

19.9 ± 6.8

0.95

Number of cigarettes smoked per day 12 m

18.7 ± 7.5

18.4 ± 6.4

18.0 ± 5.7

0.94

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SD. 3 m = 3 months; 6 m = 6 months; 12 m = 12 months