Association Between Medicaid Status, Social Determinants of Health, and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare outcomes after bariatric surgery between Medicaid and non-Medicaid patients and assess whether differences in social determinants of health were associated with postoperative weight loss.

Background

The literature remains mixed on weight loss outcomes and healthcare utilization for Medicaid patients after bariatric surgery. It is unclear if social determinants of health geocoded at the neighborhood level are associated with outcomes.

Methods

Patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) from 2008 to 2017 and had ≥1 year of follow-up within a large health system were included. Baseline characteristics, 90-day and 1-year outcomes, and weight loss were compared between Medicaid and non-Medicaid patient

SUBMITTER: Liu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059876 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature