TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvement in body composition of adult post-bariatric surgery patients at one-year follow-up at a public hospital in United Arab Emirates
AU - Attlee, Amita
AU - Hasan, Hayder
AU - Rashed, Latefa Mohammed
AU - Al-Haway, Muna
AU - Al-Wahedi, Abdul Wahid
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge Saja Jamal, Aamina Taskeen, Asma Atef, Ekhlas Ali Derhem, and Hadeel Abdel-Rahman from the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sharjah for their contributions to the implementation of this study.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: Data on postoperative follow-ups and bariatric surgery (BS) outcomes performed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are crucial for registry. This study assessed the one-year postoperative changes in body composition and metabolic profiles in BS patients. Methods: The medical and dietetics records of 51 adult patients who underwent BS in the largest public hospital in Sharjah, UAE were reviewed. Data on body weight and composition, as well as metabolic profile (blood glucose and lipid levels) from the initial until the last hospital visit were recorded. Results: The median (interquartile range) follow-up period was 6.0 (8.0) months. The patients had significant total weight loss [19.3 (12.6)%] and reduction in body mass index (BMI) [18.0 (13.6)%] of approximately 7 BMI points. Moreover, the patients’ body composition improved significantly; loss was the highest in fat mass [-30.9 (22.1)%] and the least in lean body mass [-8.6 (8.4)%]. There was a steady decline in all body composition variables with a longer duration of follow-up visits from 1-3 months to 10-12 months. The fat mass (-40.3%):lean body mass (-10.7%) loss ratio was 3.8:1 at 10-12 months. The patients’ metabolic status was normal during the last postoperative visit. Conclusions: Incremental improvements in body composition of patients were evident with longer follow-up visits up to one year after BS. Hence, patients should attend regular follow-up visits after BS. Moreover, accurate and complete documentations of medical and dietetics visits are mandated.
AB - Background: Data on postoperative follow-ups and bariatric surgery (BS) outcomes performed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are crucial for registry. This study assessed the one-year postoperative changes in body composition and metabolic profiles in BS patients. Methods: The medical and dietetics records of 51 adult patients who underwent BS in the largest public hospital in Sharjah, UAE were reviewed. Data on body weight and composition, as well as metabolic profile (blood glucose and lipid levels) from the initial until the last hospital visit were recorded. Results: The median (interquartile range) follow-up period was 6.0 (8.0) months. The patients had significant total weight loss [19.3 (12.6)%] and reduction in body mass index (BMI) [18.0 (13.6)%] of approximately 7 BMI points. Moreover, the patients’ body composition improved significantly; loss was the highest in fat mass [-30.9 (22.1)%] and the least in lean body mass [-8.6 (8.4)%]. There was a steady decline in all body composition variables with a longer duration of follow-up visits from 1-3 months to 10-12 months. The fat mass (-40.3%):lean body mass (-10.7%) loss ratio was 3.8:1 at 10-12 months. The patients’ metabolic status was normal during the last postoperative visit. Conclusions: Incremental improvements in body composition of patients were evident with longer follow-up visits up to one year after BS. Hence, patients should attend regular follow-up visits after BS. Moreover, accurate and complete documentations of medical and dietetics visits are mandated.
KW - bariatric surgery
KW - body composition
KW - postoperative
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U2 - 10.31246/MJN-2021-0024
DO - 10.31246/MJN-2021-0024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122938334
SN - 1394-035X
VL - 27
SP - 483
EP - 494
JO - Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
JF - Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -