Importance of Nutrition Visits After Gastric Bypass Surgery for American Veterans, San Francisco, 2004–2010

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Win, Aung Zaw ; Ceresa, Carol ; Schafer, Anne L. ; Mak, Peter ; Stewart, Lygia
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Nutrition counseling is important for veterans undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the number of nutrition visits a patient attended and change in body mass index (BMI) after gastric bypass surgery for the veteran population.
  
  Methods
  
  A retrospective study examined veterans (N = 79) who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery from June 2004 through July 2010. Spearman’s correlation and multivariate regression analysis were used to analyze data.
  
  Results
  
  A significant correlation was found between the number of postoperative nutrition visits and the change in post surgery BMI at 2 years (Spearman’s ρ = 0.21; P = .017). After adjusting for age, sex, and race, the association between post surgery nutrition visits and BMI change persisted (β = 0.255; 95% confidence interval, 0.015–0.581; P = .039).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Veterans with more nutrition visits following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery experienced greater declines in BMI. This finding underscores the importance of the dietitian on the bariatric surgery team.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Body Mass Index Female Follow-Up Studies Gastric Bypass Health Education Humans Linear Models Male Middle Aged Nutritional Sciences Obesity, Morbid Office Visits Postoperative Care Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Veterans

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140289
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  San Francisco, CA
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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