Relations between trajectories of weight loss and changes in psychological health over a period of 2 years following bariatric metabolic surgery.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify trajectories of BMI, obesity-specific health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), and depression trajectories from pre-surgery to 24 months post-bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS), and explore their associations, addressing subgroup differences often hidden in group-level analyses.

Method: Patients with severe obesity (n = 529) reported their HR-QoL and depression before undergoing BMS, and at 12 and 24 months post-operation. Latent Class Growth Analysis was used to identify trajectories of BMI, HR-QoL and depression.

The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Undiagnosed Diabetes in Periodontitis Patients and Non-Periodontitis Controls in a Dental School.

: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are major global health concerns, and they often go undetected. Periodontitis shares risk factors and is associated with both conditions. Assessing MetS risk factors among dental patients, especially those with periodontitis, may contribute to early detection and prompt treatment.

A prospective study on the effect of reoperations on abdominal pain after bariatric surgery: the OPERATE study.

Background: Abdominal pain after bariatric surgery (BS) is not uncommon. A number of patients require reoperation. Limited studies have investigated the outcome of reoperations for abdominal pain after BS.

Attempts to Modify Periodontal Screening Models Based on a Self-Reported Oral Health Questionnaire in the Medical Care Setting.

Aim: Periodontal disease (PD) screening models based on a self-reported questionnaire were previously established and externally validated. The aim of the present study is to explore whether the screening models could be modified to improve prediction performance; this methodology is called 'updating'.

Methods: Updating the models for 'total' and 'severe' PD was performed using two datasets.

Does GLP-1 cause post-bariatric hypoglycemia: 'Computer says no'.

Background And Objective: Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery for treatment of obesity or diabetes can suffer from post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH). It has been assumed that PBH is caused by increased levels of the hormone GLP-1. In this research, we elucidate the role of GLP-1 in PBH with a physiology-based mathematical model.