Real-world retrospective analysis of outcomes in patients undergoing bariatric surgery with class 1 obesity.

Background: NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery were set close to 3 decades ago.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes in patients undergoing bariatric surgery with class I obesity, a class that does not fall into current indications.

Setting: University Hospital.

Retrospective comparative study of the effectiveness of bariatric surgery on 3-year outcomes in the real-world clinical setting.

Background: Bariatric surgery has shown an improvement in obesity and obesity-related disease in many clinical trials and single center studies. However, real-world data, including data from non-centers of excellence, is sparse.

Objectives: To provide clinical outcomes of patients who underwent bariatric surgery in real-world clinical setting.