Demographic, clinical and behavioral determinants of seven-year weight change trajectories in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass patients

For many patients with obesity, weight-loss surgery conveys durable benefits that span improvements in physical and mental health, longevity and quality of life [1 –6]. However, weight change trajectories following surgery are heterogenous [1]. In 2013, Courcoulas and colleagues[1] modeled weight change trajectories of surgery patients through three-years postoperatively and found that approximately 23% of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) patients did not ach ieve or sustain greater than 25% total body weight loss.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original articles Source Type: research