Incidence of metabolic and bariatric surgery among US adults with obesity by diabetes status: 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an effective intervention to manage diabetes and obesity. The population-based incidence of MBS is unknown.

Objective

To estimate the incidence of MBS among US adults with obesity by diabetes status and selected sociodemographic characteristics.

Research design and methods

This cross-sectional study used data from the 2016-2020 Nationwide Inpatient Sample and Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample to capture MBS procedures. The National Health Interview Survey was used to establish the denominator for incidence calculations. Participants included US non-pregnant adults aged ≥18 years with obesity. The main outcome was incident MBS without previous MBS, defined by International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revisi

SUBMITTER: Cheng YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature