Metabolic Health Index (MHI): Assessment of Comorbidity in Bariatric Patients Based on Biomarkers.
Saskia L M van LoonRuben DeneerSimon W NienhuijsAnna WilbikUzay KaymakNatal van RielVolkher ScharnhorstArjen-Kars BoerPublished in: Obesity surgery (2021)
The MHI reflects severity of comorbidity, enabling objective assessment of a bariatric patient's metabolic health state, regardless day of sampling and surgery type. Next to weight-focused outcome measures like %TWL, the MHI can serve as outcome measure for metabolic health.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- weight loss
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- health information
- ejection fraction
- roux en y gastric bypass
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- bariatric surgery
- case report
- coronary artery bypass
- patient reported outcomes
- weight gain
- atrial fibrillation
- clinical evaluation