Long-term incidence of microvascular disease after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with obesity, stratified by baseline glycaemic status: a post-hoc analysis of participants from the Swedish Obese Subjects study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery is associated with remission of diabetes and prevention of diabetic complications in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Long-term effects of bariatric surgery on microvascular complications in patients with prediabetes are unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of bariatric surgery on incidence of microvascular complications in patients with obesity stratified by baseline glycaemic status.

Methods

Patients were recruited to the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study between Sept 1, 1987, and Jan 31, 2001. Inclusion criteria were age 37-60 years and BMI of 34 kg/m² or greater in men and 38 kg/m² or greater in women. Exclusion criteria were identical in surgery and control groups and designed to exclude

SUBMITTER: Carlsson LMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5394228 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature