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ABSTRACT: Objective
This study aimed to examine whether pregnancy following bariatric surgery affects long-term maternal weight change and offspring birth weight.Methods
Using data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS)-2 study, linear regression was used to evaluate percent change in total body weight over a 5-year follow-up period among reproductive-aged women who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding as well as evaluate the association of bariatric procedure type and offspring birth weight.Results
Of 727 women with preoperative age of 36.1 (6.3) years (mean [SD]) and BMI of 46.9 (7.0) kg/m2 , 80 (11%) reported at least one pregnancy. After adjusting for covariates, percent change in total body weight was not significantly different between women who became pregnant and those who did not during a 5-year follow-up period (β = 2.02; 95% CI: -1.03 to 5.07; P = 0.19). Additionally, mean birth weight was not significantly different between mothers who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (P = 0.99).Conclusions
Postoperative pregnancy did not diminish long-term weight loss in women in the LABS-2 study. The finding of comparable weight loss is relevant for providers counseling women of reproductive age on weight-loss expectations and family planning following bariatric surgery.
SUBMITTER: Harrod CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7650043 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Harrod Curtis S CS Elman Miriam R MR Vesco Kimberly K KK Wolfe Bruce M BM Mitchell James E JE Pories Walter J WJ Pomp Alfons A Boone-Heinonen Janne J Purnell Jonathan Q JQ
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<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to examine whether pregnancy following bariatric surgery affects long-term maternal weight change and offspring birth weight.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS)-2 study, linear regression was used to evaluate percent change in total body weight over a 5-year follow-up period among reproductive-aged women who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding as well as evaluate the a ...[more]