Association between neighborhood food environments and bariatric surgery outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individual characteristics associated with weight loss after bariatric surgery are well established, but the neighborhood characteristics that influence outcomes are unknown.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to determine if neighborhood characteristics, including social determinants and lifestyle characteristics, were associated with weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Setting

Single university healthcare system, United States.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, all patients who underwent primary bariatric surgery from 2008 to 2017 and had at least 1 year of follow-up data were included. Patient-level demographics and neighborhood-level social determinants (area deprivation index, urbanicity, and walkability) and lifestyle factors

SUBMITTER: Murtha JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9722637 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature