Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients whose body-mass index (BMI) falls below the minimum level recommended for weight-loss surgery may have better outcomes than those who are more obese, new research suggests.
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An analysis of data from nearly 1,000 patients revealed that those patients whose pre-surgery BMIs were below the federal guideline threshold of 35-plus experienced a 100 percent remission from type 2 diabetes in the year following surgery.
In contrast, the remission rate for type 2 diabetes in obese patients with a BMI of 35 or more was about 75 percent.
"There was a clear trend that as your weight was lower when having gastric bypass surgery, your outcomes were actually better," noted study co-author Dr. John Morton, director of bariatric surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA.
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