Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Department/Program/Center
Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Abstract
Background
Most effective treatment for morbid obesity and its comorbidities is bariatric surgery. However, research is limited on weight loss and associated outcomes among patients in Appalachia. The objective of this study was to examine demographic and comorbidity influence on surgical outcomes of this population including age, sex, race, state of residence, education, marital status, body mass index (BMI kg/m2), excess body weight (EBW), percent excess weight loss (%EWL), blood pressure, diagnosed depression, diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and laboratory values (i.e., hemoglobin A1c).
Methods
A retrospective electronic medical record (EMR) data extraction was performed on N = 582 patients receiving bariatric surgery (laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB] and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy [SG]) between 10/2013 and 2/2017.
Results
Patient population was 92.5% Caucasian, 79.3% female, 62.8% married, 45 ± 11.1 years, 75.8% received RYGB, and 24.2% received SG. Average %EWL from baseline to 1-year follow-up was 68.5 ± 18.4% (n = 224). In final descriptive models, surgery type, diagnosed T2D, HbA1c, and depressive symptoms were significant covariates associated with lower %EWL.
Conclusions
Findings suggest patients completing surgery within an Appalachian region have successful surgical outcomes at 1-year post-surgery, as indicated by significant reductions of > 50% EWL, regardless of other covariates. Results suggest that bariatric programs should consider paying special consideration to patients with T2D or depressive symptoms to improve outcomes. Results have potential to inform future prospective studies and aid in guiding specific interventions tailored to address needs of this unique population.
Digital Commons Citation
Barr, Makenzie L.; Tabone, Lawrence E.; Cox, Stephanie J.; Brode, Cassie; Szoka, Nova; Olfert, I. Mark; Davisson, Laura; and Olfert, Melissa D., "Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Appalachia Influenced by Surgery Type, Diabetes, and Depression" (2019). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2984.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2984
Source Citation
Barr, M.L., Tabone, L.E., Cox, S.J. et al. Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Appalachia Influenced by Surgery Type, Diabetes, and Depression. OBES SURG 29, 1222–1228 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-03650-1
Comments
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