Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Apr;31(4):1882-1886.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05072-4. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

The Impact of Ethnic Differences Between Israeli-Jews and Israeli-Arabs on Post-bariatric Surgery Weight Loss: a Prospective Cohort Analysis

Nasser Sakran  1   2 , Ron Dar  3   4 , Ian M Gralnek  4   5 , Shams-Eldin Mokary  3   4 , Tamar Dola  3 , Hadar Aboody-Nevo  3   4 , Keren Hod  6 , Dan Hershko  3   4
Affiliations

The Impact of Ethnic Differences Between Israeli-Jews and Israeli-Arabs on Post-bariatric Surgery Weight Loss: a Prospective Cohort Analysis

Nasser Sakran et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Previous studies from different countries have shown that ethnic diversity may have an important effect on clinical outcome following bariatric procedures. Israel has an ethnic diverse population but there is limited information about this effect on surgery outcome. We carried out a 3-year institutional, prospective comparative data collection study among Jewish and Arab patients in Israel undergoing primary bariatric surgery. Percent of total weight loss (%TWL) and change in body mass index (BMI) were assessed. The results revealed no difference between Arab and Jewish participants in %TWL nor BMI change. Differences in absolute BMI values were all accounted for by the initial between-group difference in the pre-operative BMI. Comorbidity resolution at 1 year post-surgery was not significantly different between the groups.

Keywords: Ethnicity; Gastric bypass Roux en Y; Morbid obesity; Sleeve Gastrectomy.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Ng M, Fleming T, Robinson M, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2014;384(9945):766–81. - DOI
    1. Hales CM, Fryar CD, Carroll MD, et al. Trends in obesity and severe obesity prevalence in US youth and adults by sex and age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016. JAMA. 2018;319(16):1723–5. - DOI
    1. Lev B, Rosenberg E. Health behaviors - prevention and treatment of obesity. 2011. Available from: https://www.health.gov.il/PublicationsFiles/Obesity-prof_en.pdf . Accessed 23 May 2020.
    1. Obesity Update - OECD [Internet]. [cited 2020 Feb 2]. Available from: https://www.oecd.org/health/obesity-update.htm . Accessed 17 June 2020.
    1. Steinbrook R. Surgery for severe obesity. N Engl J Med. 2004;350(11):1075–9. - DOI

LinkOut - more resources