Research Article

Early Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Publically Funded Obesity Program

Table 5

Obesity-related comorbidities before and after laparoscopic RYGB.

ComorbidityPreoperative ( , %)*Resolved ( , %)**Improved ( , %)**Developed ( , %)*Median time to improvement (months)

T2DM82 (28.0)41 (50.0)13 (15.9)0 (0)3
Hypertension145 (49.5)54 (37.0)19 (13.0)0 (0)6
GERD89 (30.4)9 (10.1)0 (0)18 (6.1)6

*Percentage of total patients.
**Percentage of patients with the respective comorbidity preoperatively.