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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2025; 17(12): 113467
Published online Dec 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i12.113467
Published online Dec 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i12.113467
Table 1 Study sample descriptive characteristics
| Number of participants, n (%) | |
| Number of participants | 19 (100) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1 (5) |
| Female | 18 (95) |
| Race | |
| Black or African American | 8 (42) |
| White | 10 (53) |
| Black or African American/White | 1 (5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 (11) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 17 (89) |
| Age, years | |
| 34-42 | 4 (21) |
| 43-51 | 9 (47) |
| 52-60 | 2 (11) |
| 61-69 | 4 (21) |
| Prior bariatric surgery | |
| RYGB | 15 (79) |
| SG | 4 (21) |
Table 2 Changes in short-form 36 score from pre- to post-procedure by survey scale
| Scale | Mean (pre) | Mean (post) | Mean improvement | P value | Confidence interval | Effect size |
| Physical functioning | 48.4 | 61.6 | 13.2 | < 0.05 | 4.6-21.8 | 0.74 |
| Role limitations due to physical functioning | 40.8 | 71.9 | 31.1 | < 0.05 | 11.7-50.5 | 0.77 |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems | 24.6 | 84.2 | 59.6 | < 0.05 | 39.9-79.4 | 1.46 |
| Energy/fatigue | 31.1 | 51.1 | 20.0 | < 0.05 | 9.5-30.5 | 0.91 |
| Emotional well-being | 59.6 | 71.2 | 11.6 | < 0.05 | 5.1-18.1 | 0.86 |
| Social functioning | 57.2 | 73.0 | 15.8 | < 0.05 | 7.3-24.3 | 0.90 |
| Pain | 54.2 | 65.0 | 10.8 | < 0.05 | 3.0-18.5 | 0.67 |
| General health | 46.6 | 57.1 | 10.5 | < 0.05 | 3.5-17.6 | 0.72 |
Table 3 Changes in Sigstad and weight bias internalization scale scores from pre- to post-procedure
| Mean (pre) | Mean (post) | Mean difference | P value | Confidence interval | Effect size | |
| Total Sigstad score | 9.95 | 5.00 | -4.95 | < 0.05 | -7.45 to -2.44 | -0.95 |
| Total WBIS score | 4.32 | 3.56 | -0.76 | < 0.05 | -1.20 to -0.32 | -0.84 |
- Citation: Agrawal A, Cadillo Arbaiza A, Blanco Montecino R, Almandoz JP, Messiah SE, Mathew M, Tavakkoli A. Quality of life, dumping symptoms, and weight bias internalization after endoscopic bariatric revisional therapies. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(12): 113467
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v17/i12/113467.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i12.113467
