Research Article
Weight Loss Outcomes following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in an Ethnically Diverse Bariatric Population: Which Is More Effective?
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics of the participants.
| | Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 2631) | Overall | Group 1 (patients with BMI <45 kg/m2), n = 1492 | Group 2 (patients with BMI 45–50 kg/m2), n = 547 | Group 3(patients with BMI ≥45 kg/m2), n = 592 |
| | Age (years) | 37 (18–76) | 41 (18–70) | 39 (18–74) | 39 (18–72) |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 45 ± 7 | 40.3 ± 2.8 | 47.4 ± 1.4 | 50.4 ± 5.9 |
| | Sex | | | | | | Female | 2332 (88.64%) | 1364 (91.4%) | 489 (89.3%) | 477 (80.5%) | | Male | 299 (11.36%) | 128 (8.6%) | 58 (10.7%) | 115 (19.5%) |
| | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | Hispanic | 1559 (59.28%) | 979 (65.6%) | 317 (57.9%) | 259 (43.7%) | | African American | 598 (22.75%) | 252 (16.8%) | 139 (25.4%) | 208 (35.1%) | | Others | 474 (17.97%) | 261 (17.4%) | 91 (16.6%) | 125 (21.1%) |
| | Surgical procedure (n, %) | | | | | | LSG | 1618 (61.5%) | 915 (61.3%) | 314(57.4%) | 389 (65.7%) | | LRYGB | 1013 (38.5%) | 577 (38.7%) | 233 (42.6%) | 203 (34.3%) |
| | Comorbidities (n, %) | | | | | | Diabetes | 675 (25.69%) | 383 (25.67%) | 133 (24.31%) | 160 (27.02%) | | Hypertension | 1066 (40.69) | 586 (39.27%) | 213 (38.93) | 277 (46.79%) |
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BMI: body mass index, LSG: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, LRYGB: laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, kg: kilogram, m: meter.
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