Association of Obesity Subtypes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Study and 3-Year Postoperative Weight Change.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study objective was to empirically identify subgroups of patients with obesity and investigate their association with postoperative weight change.

Methods

A longitudinal analysis of 2,458 adults in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) study was used. Baseline data were used to identify subgroups. The outcome was 3-year weight change after bariatric surgery.

Results

We identified four classes (subtypes) of obesity, which could be characterized as diabetes with low rates of high-density lipoprotein (Class 1), disordered eating (Class 2), mixed (Class 3), and extreme obesity with early onset (Class 4). Approximately 98% of participants in Class 1 had diabetes compared with < 40% in the other classes. There were high rates of binge eating

SUBMITTER: Field AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249053 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature