Bariatric surgery and the risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis and alcohol misuse.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Bariatric surgery is common, but alcohol misuse has been reported following these procedures. We aimed to determine if bariatric surgery is associated with increased risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis (AC) and alcohol misuse.

Methods

Retrospective observational analysis of obese adults with employer-sponsored insurance administrative claims from 2008 to 2016. Subjects with diagnosis codes for bariatric surgery were included. Primary outcome was risk of AC. Secondary outcome was risk of alcohol misuse. Bariatric surgery was divided into before 2008 and after 2008 to account for patients who had a procedure during the study period. Cox proportional hazard regression models using age as the time variable were used with interaction analyses for bariatric surgery

SUBMITTER: Mellinger JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204517 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature