Table 5.
Weight loss characteristics depending on place of origin.
| Place of origin | N | %TWL | pa | %EBMIL | pa | EBMIL > 50% | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | n (%) | |||||
| Sweden | 11,374 | 28.7 ± 9.84 | Ref. | 72.5 ± 26.09 | Ref. | 9176 (80.7%) | Ref. |
| Nordic countries | 459 | 26.9 ± 9.72 | 0.249 | 67.5 ± 25.28 | 0.116 | 345 (75.2%) | 0.211 |
| Europe outside the Nordic countries | 189 | 26.3 ± 9.79 | 0.006 | 66.9 ± 25.67 | 0.004 | 143 (75.7%) | 0.111 |
| Outside Europe | 1241 | 25.5 ± 9.53 | <0.001 | 65.8 ± 25.85 | <0.001 | 896 (72.2%) | <0.001 |
Weight loss at 5 years after surgery, presented as total weight loss (%TWL), Excess-BMI loss (%EBMIL), and numbers reaching satisfactory weight loss (EBMIL > 50%). Specific country of birth was unknown for 12 patients.
aAdjusted linear regression (for %TWL and %EBMIL), and adjusted logistic regression (for EBMIL > 50%). All models adjusted for age, preoperative BMI, sex, sleep apnoea, hypertension, T2DM, dyslipidaemia, dyspepsia/GERD, depression, cardiovascular comorbidity.