Authors
Daniela Schaan Casagrande, Giuseppe Repetto, Claudio Corá Mottin, Jatin Shah, Ricardo Pietrobon, Mathias Worni, Beatriz D Schaan
Publication date
2012/8
Journal
Obesity surgery
Volume
22
Pages
1287-1292
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Description
Background
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is the gold standard surgical treatment for obesity. However, unintended nutritional deficiencies following this surgery are common, including changes in bone metabolism. We assessed changes in bone mineral density (BMD), nutritional compounds, and bone resorption markers before and 1 year following RYGB surgery.
Methods
Our study included 22 female patients with class II/III obesity. A clinical questionnaire, a 24-h recall, blood and urine samples, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry were provided.
Results
Mean age was 37.2 ± 9.6 years; 86 % were Caucasian and 77.2 % were premenopausal. Mean preoperative body mass index was 44.4 ± 5.0 and 27.5 ± 4.5 kg/m2 at 1-year follow-up (p < 0.001). 25-OH-vitamin D-levels were similar in both …
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