Preoperative factors and 3-year weight change in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data guide the prediction of weight loss success or failure after bariatric surgery according to presurgery factors. There is significant variation in weight change after bariatric surgery and much interest in identifying preoperative factors that may contribute to these differences. This report evaluates the associations of a comprehensive set of baseline factors and 3-year weight change.

Setting

Ten hospitals in 6 geographically diverse clinical centers in the United States.

Methods

Adults undergoing a first bariatric surgical procedure as part of clinical care by participating surgeons were recruited between 2006 and 2009. Participants completed research assessments utilizing standardized and detailed data collection on over 100 preoperative and

SUBMITTER: Courcoulas AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4512927 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature