Figure 2. Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Group vs the Non–Bariatric Surgery Control Group.

Composite cardiovascular events were defined as the first occurrence of unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or revascularization, including percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft; composite end point of cerebrovascular events, defined the first occurrence of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke), cerebral infarction, transient ischemic attack, carotid intervention, or surgery; composite coronary artery interventions, based on the requirement for coronary stenting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass.

^aStatistically significant difference.