Effects of Statin Therapy on Weight Loss and Diabetes in Bariatric Patients

Bariatric surgeries are considered effective treatments for weight loss and improved diabetes control. Statins increase diabetes onset in prospective clinical trials and many bariatric patients with metabolic disease are concurrently on statins. We retrospectively examined the relationship of statin therapy to weight loss, diabetes mellitus onset and remission, and metabolic outcomes after bariatric surgery. 1575 patients (1231 women) underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB, n=1035), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB, n=468), or sleeve gastrectomy (SG, n=72) and were categorized as to statin use (n=671 statin users) and diabetes status (n=557 patients with diabetes) preoperatively and at one year follow-up.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 22, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Beth A. Taylor, Janet Ng, Andrea Stone, Paul D. Thompson, Pavlos K. Papasavas, Darren S. Tishler Source Type: research