Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity

Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity

STUDY QUESTIONWhat are the summary effects of bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity on body weight loss, comorbidities, adverse events, and quality of life?SUMMARY ANSWERBariatric surgery is more effective in inducing body weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of sports medicine 2016-02, Vol.50 (4), p.246-246
Hauptverfasser: Gloy, Viktoria L, Briel, Matthias, Bhatt, Deepak L, Kashyap, Sangeeta R, Schauer, Philip R, Mingrone, Geltrude, Bucher, Heiner C, Nordmann, Alain J
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Sprache:eng
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Comorbidity
Confidence intervals
Diabetes
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hypertension
Metabolism
Obesity
Quality of life
Weight control
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Zusammenfassung:STUDY QUESTIONWhat are the summary effects of bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity on body weight loss, comorbidities, adverse events, and quality of life?SUMMARY ANSWERBariatric surgery is more effective in inducing body weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome after a maximal follow-up of 2 years, no cardiovascular events or deaths were reported after bariatric surgery, and the most common adverse events after bariatric surgery were iron deficiency anaemia and reoperations.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2014-f5934rep