1. Correction: Institutional affiliation No. 1.
Original: Nagano Matsushiro General Hospital, Japan
Corrected: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagano Matsushiro General Hospital, Japan
2. Correction: Main text (page 1134, left column, IGB procedures).
Original: The inclusion criteria were an 1) age between 20 and 75 years old; 2) a body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m2; 3) the presence of one or more obesity-related diseases [ORDs; impaired glucose tolerance (type 2 diabetes etc.), dyslipidemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia/gout, coronary artery disease, cerebral infarction, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, menstrual abnormalities/sterility, respiratory disorders, osteoarthropathy and renal disease]; and 3) failure of previous therapeutic lifestyle modification for at least six months.
Corrected: The inclusion criteria were 1) an age between 20 and 75 years old; 2) a body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m2; 3) the presence of one or more obesity-related diseases [ORDs; impaired glucose tolerance (type 2 diabetes etc.), dyslipidemia, hypertension, hyperuricemia/gout, coronary artery disease, cerebral infarction, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, menstrual abnormalities/sterility, respiratory disorders, osteoarthropathy and renal disease]; and 4) failure of previous therapeutic lifestyle modification for at least six months.
3. Correction: Main text (page 1134, right column, Diet interventions).
Original: For the calorie-restricted diet group (IGB plus calorie-restricted diet), the target calorie intake was defined based on the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity recommendations as follows: total calorie intake (kcal) ≤ideal body weight [kg; = height(m)×height(m)×22]×2.
Corrected: For the calorie-restricted diet group (IGB plus calorie-restricted diet), the target calorie intake was defined based on the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity recommendations as follows: total calorie intake (kcal) ≤ideal body weight [kg; = height(m)×height(m)×22]×25.