Preoperative Serum Cortisol Level Is Predictive of Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Men with Severe Obesity but Not Women.

Hironori BandoHiroshi MiuraSeiichi KitahamaShinsuke NakajimaTetsuya TakahashiToshihiko MiharaTeppei MomonoMaki Kimura-KoyanagiKazuhiko SakaguchiTomoichiro MukaiWataru OgawaYoshikazu Tamori

Published in: Obesity surgery (2023)

Serum cortisol concentration was identified as a predictor for postoperative weight loss in men. Our results may thus help inform the decision to perform LSG or more effective surgical procedures in men with severe obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
middle aged
patients undergoing
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
early onset
polycystic ovary syndrome
glycemic control
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
decision making
adipose tissue
pregnancy outcomes
drug induced