… -based, retrospective cohort study of adult obese patients with T2DM, from 1996 to 2009…
patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BAR [n = 2,580]) were compared with nonbariatric surgery …

… of bariatric surgery, racial disparities exist that preclude Hispanic patients from being
considered for or undergoing bariatric … for us to present our work as the largest study on bariatric …

… patients are less likely to receive major surgical procedures … patients in the US, 1 and it is
well-established that Black race (… racism) is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. In …

… , bariatric surgery, and total … racial and ethnic gap of surgical use in the United States in
their recent study. They found that, although the disparity gap between Black and White patients …

… patients in the US found that patients aged 65-77 years had a multivariable odds ratio of death
2.0 times that for patients … The racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-related mortality may be …

… Approximately 260,000 bariatric surgery procedures are performed annually in the United
States [1]. … to bariatric populations due to differences in race and ethnicity, insurance and …

… all 40 Michigan hospitals engaged in bariatric surgery and all 75 surgeons operating at those
… on all patients undergoing bariatric surgery (approximately 6000 new patients each year). …

… US population based on race/ethnicity, age, and comorbidities than prior studies examining
bariatric surgery … Critically, it provides data on the benefits of bariatric surgery in elderly …

… This study demonstrated significant disparities for Black patients undergoing surgery for …
drives these differences, including systemic inequalities such as access to care and racial biases…

… alluded to the potential for racial/ethnic disparities in the utilization of high-… US population),
ethnically diverse population that includes all patients undergoing the selected procedures …