BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge
Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2025; 17(12): 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 participants19 (100)
Gender
Male1 (5)
Female18 (95)
Race
Black or African American8 (42)
White10 (53)
Black or African American/White1 (5)
Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino2 (11)
Non-Hispanic/Latino17 (89)
Age, years
34-424 (21)
43-519 (47)
52-602 (11)
61-694 (21)
Prior bariatric surgery
RYGB15 (79)
SG4 (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 functioning48.461.613.2< 0.054.6-21.80.74
Role limitations due to physical functioning40.871.931.1< 0.0511.7-50.50.77
Role limitations due to emotional problems24.684.259.6< 0.0539.9-79.41.46
Energy/fatigue31.151.120.0< 0.059.5-30.50.91
Emotional well-being59.671.211.6< 0.055.1-18.10.86
Social functioning57.273.015.8< 0.057.3-24.30.90
Pain54.265.010.8< 0.053.0-18.50.67
General health46.657.110.5< 0.053.5-17.60.72
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 score9.955.00-4.95< 0.05-7.45 to -2.44-0.95
Total WBIS score4.323.56-0.76< 0.05-1.20 to -0.32-0.84