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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2018 Aug 20;164(4):774–783. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.008

Table 5.

Observed Prevalence, Remission and Incidence of Comorbiditiesa and Modeled Prevalence Estimates by Time Point in Relation to Initial Bariatric Procedure, by Procedure.

Observed Prevalence, Remission and Incidence of Comorbidities

%, No./Totala
Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Sleeve Gastrectomy
Diabetes
 Prevalence 30.0 15/50 7.0 3/43 8.1 3/37 14.7 5/34 13.8 4/29 8.6 3/35
 Remission NA NA 77.8 7/9 62.5 5/8 62.5 5/8 66.7 4/6 66.7 4/6
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/30 0.0 0/27 4.4 1/23 9.1 2/22 3.7 1/27
High LDL
 Prevalence 44.9 22/49 35.7 10/28 37.5 6/16 45.0 9/20 31.6 6/19 25.0 5/20
 Remission NA NA 22.2 2/9 33.3 2/6 30.0 3/10 33.3 3/9 44.4 4/9
 Incidence NA NA 11.8 2/17 20.0 2/10 12.5 1/8 0.0 0/10 0.0 0/10
High triglycerides
 Prevalence 22.6 12/53 6.7 2/30 12.5 2/16 9.5 2/21 4.6 1/22 9.1 2/22
 Remission NA NA 33.3 1/3 0.0 0/2 75.0 3/4 50.0 1/2 60.0 3/5
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/25 0.0 0/14 0.0 0/16 0.0 0/20 0.0 0/17
Low HDL
 Prevalence 37.0 20/54 6.4 3/47 15.4 6/39 10.8 4/37 7.9 3/38 7.9 3/38
 Remission NA NA 80.0 12/15 61.5 8/13 66.7 8/12 75.0 9/12 76.9 10/13
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/30 3.9 1/26 0.0 0/24 0.0 0/25 0.0 0/25
Hypertension
 Prevalence 81.1 43/53 61.7 29/47 69.1 29/42 59.1 26/44 51.4 19/37 55.3 21/38
 Remission NA NA 30.6 11/36 24.2 8/33 31.4 11/35 37.9 11/29 31.0 9/29
 Incidence NA NA 14.3 1/7 42.9 3/7 0.0 0/6 16.7 1/6 14.3 1/7

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Diabetes
 Prevalence 33.3 19/57 8.6 3/35 6.5 2/31 7.1 2/28 9.4 3/32 3.2 1/31
 Remission NA NA 75.0 9/12 87.5 7/8 100.0 8/8 77.8 7/9 88.9 8/9
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/23 4.4 1/23 10.0 2/20 4.4 1/23 0.0 0/22
High LDL
 Prevalence 40.4 21/52 16.0 4/25 13.6 3/22 13.0 3/23 14.3 3/21 16.0 4/25
 Remission NA NA 69.2 9/13 66.7 6/9 80.0 8/10 75.0 6/8 63.6 7/11
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/11 0.0 0/12 9.1 1/11 8.3 1/12 0.0 0/13
High triglycerides
 Prevalence 13.5 7/52 3.7 1/27 4.0 1/25 8.3 2/24 4.6 1/22 4.0 1/25
 Remission NA NA 100.0 2/2 50.0 1/2 0.0 0/2 0.0 0/1 66.7 2/3
 Incidence NA NA 4.2 1/24 0.0 0/22 0.0 0/20 0.0 0/20 0.0 0/21
Low HDL
 Prevalence 37.5 21/56 13.2 5/38 5.7 2/35 3.3 1/30 9.4 3/32 3.2 1/31
 Remission NA NA 61.5 8/13 75.0 6/8 100.0 7/7 77.8 7/9 85.7 6/7
 Incidence NA NA 0.0 0/25 0.0 0/27 4.4 1/23 4.4 1/23 0.0 0/24
Hypertension
 Prevalence 86.0 49/57 48.9 22/45 46.0 17/37 57.6 19/33 51.4 18/35 50.0 17/34
 Remission NA NA 44.7 17/38 50.0 16/32 37.9 11/29 41.9 13/31 44.8 13/29
 Incidence NA NA 14.3 1/7 20.0 1/5 25.0 1/4 0.0 0/4 20.0 1/5
Model-Based Estimates, % (95% Confidence Interval) b
P
Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 5 vs.
BL

Sleeve Gastrectomy
Diabetes (n=54) 31.2 (18.0–44.4) 7.7 (0.1–15.3) 10.0 (1.5–18.4) 15.5 (5.0–25.9) 17.0 (5.7–28.3) 13.0 (3.6–22.3) 0.02
High LDL (n=53) 44.5 (30.5–58.6) 37.7 (22.2–53.1) 41.1 (23.1–59.0) 38.8 (22.8–54.8) 31.6 (14.6–48.7) 24.2 (7.6–40.7) 0.10
High trig. (n=55) 23.3 (11.9–34.8) 9.4 (0.9–17.9) 13.7 (4.4–23.1) 10.4 (0.0–20.8) 7.1 (−1.0–15.1) 7.8 (−2.8–18.4) 0.16
Low HDL (n=56) 36.6 (23.6–49.7) 6.4 (−0.6–13.4) 14.5 (4.6–24.5) 8.9 (0.4–17.3) 7.9 (0.1–15.8) 9.1 (0.8–17.4) <0.01
Hypertension (n=57) 81.5 (70.9–92.2) 61.5 (47.7–75.3) 66.0 (52.5–79.5) 60.1 (46.1–74.1) 60.1 (45.4–74.9) 63.7 (49.5–77.9) 0.048

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Diabetes (n=57) 33.3 (20.8–45.8) 9.2 (0.4–18.0) 4.4 (−5.5–14.3) 4.9 (−3.8–13.7) 12.1 (1.9–22.3) 2.8 (−2.7–8.3) 0.03
High LDL (n=55) 39.9 (26.3–53.4) 15.1 (3.0–27.2) 16.9 (4.6–29.3) 15.6 (3.3–28.0) 14.5 (1.6–27.4) 15.5 (4.3–26.8) 0.02
High trig. (n=55) 13.1 (3.9–22.4) 3.8 (−3.5–11.1) 3.3 (−2.5–9.2) 8.7 (0.7–16.6) 4.1 (−1.3–9.6) 3.5 (−2.4–9.3) 0.17
Low HDL (n=56) 37.5 (24.5–50.5) 13.2 (3.4–23.0) 5.7 (−1.6–13.0) 3.1 (−3.2–9.3) 7.6 (−0.8–16.1) 3.7 (−2.3–9.7) 0.01
Hypertension (n=57) 86.0 (76.7–95.2) 48.3 (33.9–62.8) 40.4 (24.9–55.9) 55.4 (39.2–71.5) 50.9 (35.2–66.5) 53.6 (37.7–69.5) <0.01

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NA, not applicable.

a

There are 57 SG and 57 RYGB participants. Missing data vary for each comorbid condition due to varying data requirements.

b

Estimates are based on mixed models that controlled for baseline age, smoking and site, which were significantly associated with missing follow-up data.