Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range.
Lines indicate modeled weight change based on mixed models with the matched pair as random effects. Data markers, median values; bars, interquartile range=25th-75th percentile of observed data. Negative value indicates weight loss from baseline. The difference between procedures was calculated as SG minus RYGB.
aData was censored during pregnancies and following a participants’ second stage bariatric procedure or the second state procedure of a participant’s match. Data collection ended before the 7-year assessment of 18 SG and 12 RYGB participants.