Cohort profile: study design and baseline characteristics of an observational longitudinal weight loss cohort and biorepository of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy in the USA
Vanegas S, Curado S, Gujral A, Valverde G, Parraga S, Aleman J, Reid M, Elbel B, Schmidt A, Heffron S, Segal E, Li H, Abrams C, Sevick M, Popp C, Armijos E, Merriwether E, Ivezaj V, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Jay M. Cohort profile: study design and baseline characteristics of an observational longitudinal weight loss cohort and biorepository of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy in the USA. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e081201. PMID: 39181563, PMCID: PMC11344502, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity-related comorbiditiesMonths post-surgerySleeve gastrectomyPost-surgeryWeight maintenanceAmelioration of obesity-related comorbiditiesPredictive factors of weight lossRemission of obesity-related comorbiditiesLong-term follow-up dataLong-term weight maintenanceFactors of weight lossWeight loss cohortBariatric surgery clinicYears post-surgeryWeight loss outcomesFollow-up dataWeight loss successSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthBaseline characteristicsPredictive factorsSurgery clinicNon-Hispanic blacksClinical dataStudy cohort