Background: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in pronounced weight loss in morbidly obese patients but may also cause adverse effects like early dumping and hypoglycemia. Prevalence data on these complications and their potential predictors are sparse.
Objective: To assess the prevalence and possible predictors of early dumping and hypoglycemia in a population-based cohort of RYGB patients.
Setting: University Hospital, Denmark.
Design: A questionnaire survey was performed in the Central Denmark Region including RYGB-operated patients (years 2006-2011, n = 2238) and a nonoperated comparison cohort (n = 89). The Dumping Rating Scale and the Edinburgh Hypoglycemia Scoring System, together with demographic and clinical characteristics, were used, and possible predictors were examined by logistic regression.
Results: The response rate was 64% (1429/2238). In total, 9.4% (134/1429) and 6.6% (95/1429) experienced moderate or severe symptoms of early dumping and hypoglycemia, respectively, which were significantly higher than in the comparison cohort. Because 3.4% (95% CI: 2.5-4.4) of the RYGB group experienced both early dumping and hypoglycemia, the total prevalence of 1 or both conditions was 12.6 (95% CI 10.9-14.4). Possible predictors for both conditions were body mass index (BMI)<25 kg/m (odds ratio [OR] 1.70 (95% CI: 0.98-2.95) and OR 1.60 (95% CI: .83-3.06), respectively) compared with patients with BMI 25-30 kg/m. Younger age seemed to increase the risk of both conditions (<35 yr: OR 1.75 (95% CI: 1.11-2.75) and OR .59 (95% CI: .93-2.72), respectively) compared with patients>45 years.
Conclusion: Symptoms of early dumping and hypoglycemia were rather common with a prevalence of 1 or both conditions of 12.6% after RYGB. Predictors included younger age and a lower BMI.
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