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ABSTRACT: Context
Few studies have examined the clinical characteristics that predict durable, long-term diabetes remission after bariatric surgery.Objective
To compare diabetes prevalence and remission rates during 7-year follow-up after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB).Design
An observational cohort of adults with severe obesity recruited between 2006 and 2009 who completed annual research assessments for up to 7 years after RYGB or LAGB.Setting
Ten US hospitals.Participants
A total sample of 2256 participants, 827 with known diabetes status at both baseline and at least 1 follow-up visit.Interventions
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or LAGB.Main outcome measures
Diabetes rates and associations of patient chara
SUBMITTER: Purnell JQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature