Bariatric surgery outcomes in ethnic minorities

Background The primary aim of this study was to examine percent excess weight loss (%EWL) across and between racial groups at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months follow-up in patients who received sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) operation. We hypothesized that ethnic minorities (bl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery 2016-09, Vol.160 (3), p.805-812
Hauptverfasser: Elli, Enrique F., MD, Gonzalez-Heredia, Raquel, MD, PhD, Patel, Neil, BS, Masrur, Mario, MD, Murphey, Melissa, DNP, NP-C, Chen, Jinsong, PhD, Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa, PhD
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Zusammenfassung:Background The primary aim of this study was to examine percent excess weight loss (%EWL) across and between racial groups at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months follow-up in patients who received sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) operation. We hypothesized that ethnic minorities (blacks and Hispanics) would have a lower %EWL than whites at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months for both SG and RYGB operations. The secondary aim was to examine %EWL within racial groups at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months as a function of the type of bariatric operation. We hypothesized that whites, blacks, and Hispanics would have a greater %EWL with RYGB than with SG. Methods A total of 749 patients who underwent an SG or an RYGB operation from January 2008 to June 2014 were included. Data were collected from patients' electronic medical records. Self-reported data on race/ethnicity were also obtained from the electronic medical record and were classified into the following categories: white, Hispanic/Latino, African American or black, or other. Results Results revealed overall differences in %EWL between blacks and whites ( P  
ISSN:0039-6060
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DOI:10.1016/j.surg.2016.02.023