Neighborhood deprivation and residential property values do not affect weight loss at 1 or 3 years after bariatric surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the association between individual- and neighborhood-level sociodemographic factors and surgical weight loss at 1 year (short term) and 3 years (long term).

Methods

Data were obtained from the baseline survey of the BELONG (Bariatric Experience Long Term) prospective longitudinal cohort study. Individual-level self-reported data on sex, race and ethnicity, education, and household income were obtained by survey. Data from the 2010 US Census were used to calculate area Neighborhood Deprivation Index score and median value of owner-occupied housing units at the census tract level.

Results

Patients (N = 1341) had a mean age of 43.4 (SD 11.3) years, were mostly female (86%), were mostly Black or Hispanic (52%), had some college education (83%

SUBMITTER: Drewnowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature