Changes in quality of life 5 years after sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most frequently performed bariatric surgery procedure worldwide, but reports on long-term quality of life (QOL) outcomes are scarce. We investigated 5-year trajectories in QOL and their associations with weight loss after SG.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

The study was conducted in a single Norwegian bariatric surgery centre.

Participants

Out of 150 operated patients, 127 were included. Mean age was 41 years, 68% were women and the follow-up rate at 1 year was 85% and 64% at 1 and 5 years, respectively.

Outcome measures

Data were collected preoperatively, and 1 and 5 years after surgery assessing three different levels of QOL. The main exposure was weight loss after SG, assessed as per cent excess bo

SUBMITTER: Flolo TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747667 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature