Open AccessAnthropometrics by Three-Dimensional Photonic Scanner in Patients with Obesity Before and After Bariatric Surgery
Author(s) -
Ankit Shah,
Malini Prasad,
Shivali Devjani,
Puja Rai,
Maxine AshbyThompson,
Wen Liang Yu,
Dympna Gallagher,
Blandine Laferrère
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obesity surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1708-0428
pISSN - 0960-8923
DOI - 10.1007/s11695-020-04905-6
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , anthropometry , obesity , gastric bypass , body mass index , waist , lean body mass , surgery , gastric banding , cohort , body weight
We studied body composition by three-dimensional photonic scanning (3DPS) and metabolic biomarkers in a large ethnically diverse cohort of individuals with severe obesity before and after weight loss by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or adjustable gastric banding (AGB) surgery.