An Investigation of Racial Disparities in Weight Loss Outcomes: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy

Shannon M. Clark-Sienkiewicz,Lisa R. Miller-Matero

An Investigation of Racial Disparities in Weight Loss Outcomes: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy

2019

Shannon M. Clark-Sienkiewicz
Lisa R. Miller-Matero

Objective The current study aimed to test if racial disparities in weight loss outcomes between African American and Caucasian patients who underwent bariatric surgery were due to pre-surgical BMI differences.

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Sleeve gastrectomy
Surgery
Weight loss
Medicine
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
Pediatrics
gastric bypass
patient age
Psychosocial
Epidemiology
chart review

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