Bariatric Surgery tied to significant decrease in prevalence of rheumatic diseases including osteoarthritis: Study
Written By : Dr Riya Dave
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2025-01-10 15:00 GMT | Update On 2025-01-11 06:13 GMT
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Researchers have determined that metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) improves patient outcomes in rheumatic diseases. A recent study was conducted by Kevlin de Souza and colleagues which was published in the journal Obesity Surgery.
The meta-analysis comprised 28 studies with data from 43,421 patients, of whom 13,347 had rheumatic diseases. Studies were sourced from PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases and focused on the prevalence of rheumatic conditions, WOMAC scores, and medication usage post-MBS. Statistical analyses included odds ratios (OR) and mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results with p-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
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