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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Jul 22;12(1):100–110. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.07.014

Table 3.

Prevalence of co-morbidities in children and adolescents with PWS before undergoing LSG and status after the procedure

Stage Preoperative Postoperative
Co-morbidity Prevalence Improvement Remission Improvement or remission No change Recurrence
OSA, n (%) 24 (100) 3 (12.5) 21 (87.5) 24 (100) 0 (0) 1 (4.2)
Dyslipidemia, n (%) 15 (62.5) 4 (26.7)  9 (60) 13 (86.7) 2 (13.3) 1 (6.7)
HTN, n (%) 10 (41.7) 3 (30)  7 (70) 10 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)  6 (25) 0 (0)  6 (100)  6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Prehypertension, n (%)  6 (25) 0 (0)  6 (100)  6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Prediabetes, n (%)  5 (20.8) 0 (0)  5 (100)  5 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0)

HTN = hypertension; LSG = laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; PWS = Prader-Willi syndrome.