| Title |
Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Reducing Weight and Body Mass Index Among Hispanic Adolescents
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Obesity Surgery, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11695-012-0730-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nestor De La Cruz-Muñoz, Gabriela Lopez-Mitnik, Kristopher L. Arheart, Tracie L. Miller, Steven E. Lipshultz, Sarah E. Messiah |
| Abstract |
Ethnic minority adolescents, Hispanics in particular, are disproportionately affected by extreme obesity and its associated co-morbidities. Bariatric surgery is one of the few effective treatments for morbid obesity, yet little information about weight outcomes after surgery in this demographic are available. We determined the effectiveness of bariatric surgery in reducing weight and body mass index (BMI) in adolescents, a majority of whom were non-Mexican American Hispanic and originated from Central and/or South America and the Caribbean Basin region. |
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| Chile | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 74 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 17% |
| Unknown | 27 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 36% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 29 | 39% |
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