The goal of obesity management is to improve health. Sustained weight loss of more than
10% overall bodyweight improves many of the complications associated with obesity (eg …

Objective: We sought to characterize the association between patient county-level
vulnerability with postoperative outcomes. Summary Background Data: Although the impact …

Background Remission has been identified as a top priority by people with type 2 diabetes.
Remission is commonly used as an outcome in research studies; however, a widely …

OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of body weight (BW) reduction of≥ 15% with tirzepatide
treatment and to describe associated clinical parameters of participants with type 2 diabetes …

The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among race and socioeconomic
factors (receiving social security disability, insurance type, and income) with undergoing …

Social determinants of health (SDoH), or the socioeconomic, environmental, and
psychosocial conditions in which individuals spend their daily lives, substantially influence …

Background: Obesity is considered a global chronic disease requiring weight management
through lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, or weight loss surgery. The dramatic …

Background Racial disparities in postoperative complications have been demonstrated in
bariatric surgery, yet the relationship of race to complication severity is unknown. Study …

While bariatric surgery is an accepted treatment for morbid obesity, the impact of race on
surgical outcomes remains unclear. This systematic review aims to compare differences in …

Importance There are few nationwide studies comparing the risk of reintervention after
contemporary bariatric procedures. Objective To compare the risk of intervention after Roux …