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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2013; 4(5): 202-209
Published online Oct 15, 2013. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v4.i5.202
Table 1 Characteristics of 890 adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery between 2004 and 2010
Characteristicn (%)Baseline BMI ZP
score, mean ± SD
Sex< 0.001
Boys225 (25.3)3.14 ± 0.24
Girls665 (74.7)2.41 ± 0.19
Type of surgery< 0.001
Gastric bypass454 (51.0)2.67 ± 0.38
Adjustable gastric band436 (49.0)2.53 ± 0.36
Race
Non-hispanic white606 (68.1)2.57 ± 0.37Reference
Hispanic129 (14.5)2.68 ± 0.40 0.0041
Non-hispanic black98 (11.0)2.67 ± 0.34   0.022
Other 57 (6.4)2.60 ± 0.42
Table 2 Estimated anthropometric values of morbidly obese adolescents at baseline to 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity
MeasurementNon-hispanic whites,Non-hispanic blacks,Hispanics,Overall,
estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate1 (95%CI)
Baseline
n    601 98    128    827
BMI (kg/m2)47.9 (47.3-48.4)51.7 (50.1-53.4)48.9 (47.7-50.2)48.5 (48.0-49.0)
BMI (%)99.3 (99.2-99.4)99.5 (99.4-99.6)99.4 (99.3-99.5)99.4 (99.3-99.4)
Weight (kg)136.8 (135.0-138.6)147.9 (142.5-153.3)137.7 (134.1-141.3)138.4 (136.8-140.0)
3 mo after surgery
n    536 88    115    739
BMI (kg/m2)43.9 (43.4-44.5)47.9 (46.4-49.4)44.5 (43.3-45.6)44.48 (43.98-44.97)
BMI (%)99.0 (98.0-99.1)99.3 (99.2-99.4)99.1 (99.0-99.2)99.02 (98.96-99.08)
Weight (kg)125.6 (123.9-127.4)137.0 (132.0-141.9)125.1 (121.7-128.4)126.84 (125.33-128.35)
EWL (kg)10.7 (10.1-11.3)10.57 (9.11-12.04)12.3 (10.5-14.1)10.9 (10.4-11.5)
EWL (%) 7.8 (7.3-8.2) 6.9 (6.0-7.8) 8.6 (7.4-9.7) 7.8 (7.4-8.2)
6 mo after surgery
n    380 54 78    512
BMI (kg/m2)39.0 (38.3-39.7)44.1 (42.4-45.7)39.9 (38.5-41.2) 39.70 (39.1-40.3)
BMI (%)97.0 (96.5-97.5)98.9 (98.6-99.1)97.8 (97.3-98.3)97.3 (96.9-97.7)
Weight (kg)111.7 (109.7-113.7)125.7 (120.4-131.0)111.9 (108.2-115.6)113.3 (111.6-115.0)
EWL (kg)25.1 (24.1-26.0)22.3 (19.7-25.0)25.4 (22.8-28.0)24.8 (23.9-25.7)
EWL (%)18.3 (17.66-19.0)14.5 (12.9-16.1)18.1 (16.2-19.9)17.8 (17.2-18.4)
12 mo after surgery
n    193 26 28    247
BMI (kg/m2)36.6 (35.7-37.4)40.3 (37.5-43.0)36.7 (34.7-38.8)37.0 (36.3-37.8)
BMI (%)94.7 (93.6-95.7)96.8 (94.3-99.2)94.7 (92.2-97.2)94.9 (94.0-95.8)
Weight (kg)104.6 (102.1-107.0)114.7 (106.4-123.0)103.1 (97.3-109.0)105.6 (103.4-107.8)
EWL (kg)32.8 (30.9-34.7)33.8 (27.3-40.3)34.3 (30.0-38.5)33.1 (31.4-34.82)
EWL (%)23.6 (22.3-24.9)21.6 (17.4-25.7)24.7 (21.8-27.7)23.5 (22.4-24.7)
Table 3 Estimated anthropometric values from morbidly obese boys 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity
MeasurementNon-hispanic whites,Non-hispanic blacks,Hispanics,Overall,
estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate1 (95%CI)
Before surgery
n    142    23    42207
BMI (kg/m2)51.2 (49.8-52.7)52.3 (49.0-55.5)52.8 (50.8-54.9)51.68 (50.53-52.84)
BMI (%)99.9 (99.6-100.0)99.9 (99.8-100.0)99.9 (99.8-100.0)99.9 (99.8-100..0)
Weight (kg)2162.4 (158.0-166.7)166.7 (155.3-178.2)161.8 (155.8-167.8)162.8 (159.3-166.3)
3 mo after surgery
n    127    21     38    186
BMI (kg/m2)46.9 (45.5-48.3)47.5 (44.8-50.2)47.1 (45.2-48.9)46.9 (45.9-48.1)
BMI (%)99.7 (99.6-99.8)99.9 (99.7-99.9)99.8 (99.7-99.9)99.8 (99.7-99.9)
Weight (kg)2148.5 (144.1-152.8)151.7 (141.7-161.7)144.3 (138.6-149.9)148.0 (144.5-151.4)
EWL (kg)213.2 (11.7-14.6)14.4 (10.9-17.9)17.3 (13.3-21.3)14.1 (12.8-15.4)
EWL (%)  8.1 (7.3-8.9)8.5 (6.6-10.3)   10.4 (8.2-12.6)     8.6 (7.9-9.4)
6 mo after surgery
n     83    17     26    126
BMI (kg/m2)41.9 (40.3-43.9)43.4 (40.9-45.9)41.8 (39.9-43.6)42.0 (40.8-43.2)
BMI (%)98.7 (98.1-99.3)99.6 (99.4-99.8)99.6 (99.4-99.7)98.9 (98.6-99.4)
Weight (kg)2132.7 (127.8-137.6)138.5 (129.8-147.1)128.1 (122.4-133.8)132.4 (128.7-136.1)
EWL (kg)229.7 (27.4-31.9)28.1 (22.8-33.5)34.0 (29.6-38.4)30.3 (28.4-32.1)
EWL (%)18.3 (16.8-19.8)16.2 (13.9-18.6)20.5 (18.2-22.8)18.4 (17.3-19.6)
12 mo after surgery23
n    49    7     9     65
BMI (kg/m2)39.6 (37.8-41.5)40.2 (35.5-44.8)37.0 (34.0-40.0)39.3 (37.8-40.9)
BMI (%)97.5 (95.8-99.1)98.6 (96.9-100.4)98.2 (96.8-99.7)97.7 (96.5-98.9)
Weight (kg)2125.3 (119.6-130.9)127.9 (113.3-142.5)113.7 (104.6-122.9)128.7 (118.9-128.5)
EWL (kg)237.9 (33.7-42.1)40.4 (26.8-54.0)47.9 (41.2-54.6)40.1 (36.5-43.7)
EWL (%)22.9 (20.4-25.4)23.0 (16.0-30.0)29.4 (25.2-33.6)24.0 (21.9-26.2)
Table 4 Mean anthropometric values from morbidly obese girls 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity
MeasurementNon-hispanic whites,Non-hispanic blacks,Hispanics,Overalls,
estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)estimate (95%CI)Estimate1 (95%CI)
Before Surgery
n4597586620
BMI (kg/m2)46.8 (46.2-47.5)51.6 (49.6-53.6)47.0 (45.5-48.6)47.5 (46.9-48.1)
BMI (%)99.1 (99.0-99.2)99.4 (99.3-99.5)99.2 (99.0-99.3)99.2 (99.1-99.3)
Weight (kg)129.1 (127.18-131.1)141.6 (135.4-147.7)125.9 (121.5-130.4)130.3 (128.6-132.1)
3 mo after surgery
n4096777553
BMI (kg/m2)43.0 (42.4-43.6)48.0 (46.3-49.8)43.3 (41.8-44.7)43.7 (43.1-44.2)
BMI (%)98.7 (98.6-98.8)99.1 (98.9-99.2)98.7 (98.5-98.9)98.8 (98.7-98.9)
Weight (kg)118.7 (116.9-120.5)131.9 (126.3-137.6)116.0 (111.8-120.2)119.9 (118.2-121.6)
EWL (kg)9.9 (9.3-10.7)9.2 (7.6-10.7)9.8 (8.0-11.6)9.8 (9.2-10.4)
EWL (%)  7.7 (7.1-8.2)6.3 (5.3-7.4)7.7 (6.3-9.1)  7.5 (7.0-7.9)
6 mo after surgery
n2973752386
BMI (kg/m2)38.1 (37.4-38.8)44.4 (42.3-46.4)39.0 (37.1-40.8)38.9 (38.3-39.6)
BMI (%)96.5 (95.9-97.1)98.6 (98.3-98.9)96.9 (96.2-97.7)96.8 (96.3-97.2)
Weight (kg)105.3 (103.2-107.4)121.8 (115.4-128.3)104.2 (99.3-109.1)107.0 (105.1-108.8)
EWL (kg)23.7 (22.6-24.8)20.0 (16.9-23.2)21.2 (17.9-24.5)22.9 (21.9-24.0)
EWL (%)18.3 (17.5-19.1)13.8 (11.7-15.8)16.9 (14.4-19.5)17.6 (16.9-18.4)
12 mo after surgery
n1491919182
BMI (kg/m2)35.6 (34.7-36.6)40.32 (36.96-43.67)36.65 (34.15-39.16)36.28 (35.40-37.17)
BMI (%)93.9 (92.6-95.1)96.10 (92.81-99.39)92.99 (89.48-96.51)93.99 (92.87-95.12)
Weight (kg)98.3 (95.5-101.0)110.4 (100.5-120.2)98.0 (91.3-104.6)99.6 (97.1-102.1)
EWL (kg)31.2 (29.1-33.4)31.4 (24.0-38.8)27.8 (22.9-32.6)30.9 (28.9-32.8)
EWL (%)23.8 (22.3-25.2)21.1 (16.1-26.2)22.5 (18.7-26.3)23.4 (22.0-24.7)
Table 5 Mean change in anthropometric values from before to 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity
MeasureEstimated change 12 mo after surgery (mean ± SE)
P
NHWNHBHispanicOverallNHWvsNHBNHWvsHispanicNHBvsHispanic
BMI (kg/m2)-11.4 ± 0.5-11.2 ± 1.6-12.7 ± 1.2-11.5 ± 0.40.870.290.41
BMI (%)-4.7 ± 0.6-2.7 ± 1.3-4.9 ± 1.3-4.6 ± 0.50.20.890.29
Weight (kg)-32.2 ± 1.3-32.3 ± 4.6-36 ± 3.5-32.6 ± 1.20.890.310.44
Table 6 Effect of baseline body mass index on weight loss 1 year after bariatric surgery
VariableBaseline BMI category
LowestMiddleHighest
(35-49 kg/m2)
(50-59 kg/m2)
(> 60 kg/m2)
Change in BMI, kg/ m2 (%)1-9.88 (−22.6) -14.34 (-26.5) -17.8 (-26.7)
Rate of change over the year (kg/y)
Non Hispanic whites2 -9.6 -14.8-19.7
Hispanics -11.7 -11.7-11.6
Non Hispanic blacks -9.3 -11.1-15.5