Some interesting details in the Medscape summary. The non-elective hospitalizations were reduced in the overweight/obese non-diabetic population. I wonder what the difference was in just the obese population?
They also note “We have not looked at these analyzes specifically to ask what the relationship is between the degree of weight loss and hospitalization." I wonder if what degree of hospitalization reduction occurs in this time period as a result of bariatric surgery or weight loss associated with other medications or diet alone?
They should also be able to determine the severity of these admissions more specifically than length of stay.
Lastly they note that there may have been bias in the determination of who should get admitted favoring admitting obese and overweight people. It'll be interesting to read the full paper when it's published.
Some interesting details in the Medscape summary. The non-elective hospitalizations were reduced in the overweight/obese non-diabetic population. I wonder what the difference was in just the obese population?
They also note “We have not looked at these analyzes specifically to ask what the relationship is between the degree of weight loss and hospitalization." I wonder if what degree of hospitalization reduction occurs in this time period as a result of bariatric surgery or weight loss associated with other medications or diet alone?
They should also be able to determine the severity of these admissions more specifically than length of stay.
Lastly they note that there may have been bias in the determination of who should get admitted favoring admitting obese and overweight people. It'll be interesting to read the full paper when it's published.