Racial disparities in bariatric surgery postoperative weight loss and co-morbidity resolution: a systematic review

J Zhao, JS Samaan, Y Abboud, K Samakar - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Six-year bariatric surgery outcomes: the predictive and incremental validity of presurgical psychological testing

KW Martin-Fernandez, RJ Marek, LJ Heinberg… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Research identifying preoperative psychosocial predictors of bariatric surgery
outcomes has yielded inconsistent results with minimal examination of longer-term …

Follow-up after bariatric surgery: is it time to tailor it? Analysis of early predictive factors of 3-year weight loss predictors of unsuccess in bariatric patients

C Voglino, S Badalucco, A Tirone, C Ciuoli… - Updates in Surgery, 2022 - Springer
Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective treatment strategy for obesity. Nevertheless, a
subset of patients does not reach a successful weight loss or experience long-term weight …

New insights on the association between socioeconomic status and weight loss after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MS Melendez-Araujo, LCL Berber, KMQ de Sousa… - Obesity Surgery, 2022 - Springer
The effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on weight loss (WL) after bariatric surgery (BS)
remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the …

Outcomes of bariatric surgery in African Americans: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) …

BY Hui, A Roberts, KJ Thompson, IH McKillop… - Obesity Surgery, 2020 - Springer
Background The incidence of obesity is disproportionally high in African Americans (AA) in
the United States. This study compared outcomes for AA patients undergoing Roux-en-Y …

Relationship of estrogen synthesis capacity in the brain with obesity and self-control in men and women

A Biegon, N Alia-Klein, DL Alexoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Gonadal hormones are linked to mechanisms that govern appetitive behavior and its
suppression. Estrogens are synthesized from androgens by the enzyme aromatase, highly …

Development and validation of a scoring system for pre-surgical and early post-surgical prediction of bariatric surgery unsuccess at 2 years

F Bioletto, M Pellegrini, C D'Eusebio, S Boschetti… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective treatment for morbid obesity. However, a simple and
easy-to-use tool for the prediction of BS unsuccess is still lacking. Baseline and follow-up …

Cardiometabolic Improvements After Metabolic Surgery and Related Presurgery Factors

L Wang, MT O'Brien, X Zhang, Y Chen… - Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context Metabolic surgery remains the most effective and durable treatment for severe
obesity and related metabolic diseases. Objective We examined cardiometabolic …

Racial disparities in bariatric surgery postoperative weight loss and patient satisfaction

JS Samaan, Y Abboud, L Yuan, O Toubat… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A growing body of evidence has demonstrated racial disparities in bariatric
surgery (BS) outcomes. We aimed to investigate the impact of race on postoperative percent …

Telehealth: increasing access to bariatric surgery in minority populations

F Schlottmann, NH Dreifuss, MA Masrur - Obesity Surgery, 2022 - Springer
Obesity prevalence has risen dramatically worldwide during the last decades. Recent data
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys showed that over 40% of the …