Prevalence of Vitamin D Depletion, and Associated Factors, among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in Southern Brazil.

Manoela Astolfi VivanNatalia Luiza KopsElisa Ruiz FülberAnderson Castro de SouzaMarco Aurélio Santana Batista FleuriRogério Friedman

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency is very high among patients presenting for bariatric surgery in Southern Brazil, and the known associated factors are confirmed in this population.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
patients undergoing
weight loss
obese patients
risk factors
case report
smoking cessation