Weight loss and metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery in China: A multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This retrospective multicenter study evaluated the efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery in Chinese patients with obesity.

Methods

Patients with obesity who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and completed a 12-month follow-up between February 2011 and November 2019 were enrolled. Weight loss, glycemic and metabolic control, insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk, and surgery-related complications at 12 months were analyzed.

Results

We enrolled 356 patients aged 34.3 ± 0.6 years with a mean body mass index of 39.4 ± 0.4 kg/m² . Successful weight loss occurred in 54.6%, 86.8%, and 92.7% of patients at 3, 6, and 12 months, respectively, with no difference in percent excess weight loss between the

SUBMITTER: Feng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509516 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature