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One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery

Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/one-racial-group-is-less-likely-to-go-through-with-bariatric-surgery/

After patients with obesity discuss bariatric surgery with a clinician, racial disparities appeared to affect who moves forward with the procedure, according to 20 years of retrospective data. Among 122,487 patients with class II obesity or higher (BMI ≥35), 9.1% discussed metabolic and bariatric surgery with their healthcare provider and 12.2% of these progressed to […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2025-01-16 22:21:21

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