Open AccessFactors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery
Author(s) -
Oliver A. Varban,
Ruth Cassidy,
Aaron J. Bonham,
Arthur M. Carlin,
Amir A. Ghaferi,
Jonathan F. Finks
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2348
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , sleeve gastrectomy , surgery , comorbidity , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , weight loss , logistic regression , gastrectomy , obesity , gastric bypass , cancer
Achieving a body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of less than 30 is an important goal of bariatric surgery, given the increased risk for weight-related morbidity and mortality with a BMI above this threshold.
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