Table 2.
Baseline, follow-up, and change in alcohol use and eating behavior scores across subgroups of participants based on change in high-risk alcohol use status after sleeve gastrectomy
| Baseline non-high-risk drinkers | p value | Baseline high-risk drinkers | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remained Non-high-risk drinker (n = 68) |
Developed New high-risk drinking (n = 16) |
Persistent High-risk drinker (n = 6) |
High-risk drinking resolved (n = 7) |
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| Baseline scores | ||||||
| AUDIT-C Score, mean (sd) | 1.3 (1.2) | 2.4 (0.8) | 0.001 | 5.2 (1.6) | 5.0 (0.8) | 0.81 |
| Cognitive restraint, mean (sd) | 53.2 (16.9) | 40.3 (15.6) | 0.008 | 48.7 (18.8) | 57.1 (20.0) | 0.45 |
| Uncontrolled eating, mean (sd) | 36.0 (21.2) | 45.8 (22.5) | 0.10 | 41.4 (29.9) | 28.4 (19.7) | 0.40 |
| Emotional eating, mean (sd) | 44.9 (32.1) | 61.1 (35.1) | 0.079 | 48.1 (32.7) | 30.2 (27.0) | 0.30 |
| Follow-up scores | ||||||
| AUDIT-C score, mean (sd) | 1.2 (1.1) | 4.4 (0.6) | < 0.001 | 4.8 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.7) | 0.004 |
| Cognitive restraint, mean (sd) | 61.7 (16.9) | 64.0 (15.4) | 0.63 | 50.0 (15.7) | 61.1 (10.8) | 0.16 |
| Uncontrolled eating, mean (sd) | 14.5 (13.7) | 14.8 (11.4) | 0.93 | 15.4 (19.2) | 16.0 (17.2) | 0.95 |
| Emotional eating, mean (sd) | 29.4 (27.3) | 29.9 (19.3) | 0.95 | 29.6 (28.7) | 22.2 (21.3) | 0.60 |
| Change in scores (f/u – baseline) | ||||||
| AUDIT-C score, mean (sd) | − 0.1 (1.0) | 2.0 (0.8) | < 0.001 | − 0.3 (1.0) | − 1.9 (0.9) | 0.016 |
| Cognitive restraint, mean (sd) | 8.7 (22.7) | 24.8 (22.0) | 0.015 | 1.3 (29.1) | 4.0 (11.3) | 0.83 |
| Uncontrolled eating, mean (sd) | − 21.5 (17.8) | − 31.0 (25.7) | 0.087 | − 25.9 (21.2) | − 12.6 (14.2) | 0.26 |
| Emotional eating, mean (sd) | − 15.5 (31.3) | − 31.3 (24.1) | 0.064 | − 18.5 (26.0) | − 7.9 (18.9) | 0.41 |