Postoperative Behavioral Variables and Weight Change 3 Years After Bariatric Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Severe obesity (body mass index ≥35 [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]) is associated with significant medical comorbidity and increased mortality. Bariatric surgery induces weight loss, the extent of which can vary. Postoperative predictors of weight loss have not been adequately examined.

Objective

To describe postoperative eating behaviors and weight control and their effects on 3-year change in weight.

Design, setting, and participants

The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study is a multicenter observational cohort study at 10 US hospitals in 6 geographically diverse clinical centers. Adults undergoing first-time bariatric surgical procedures as part of routine clinical care were recruited betw

SUBMITTER: Mitchell JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5877401 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature