Proxy measures of vitamin D status - season and latitude - correlate with adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001-2010: a retrospective cohort study.
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Journal
Obes Sci Pract
Volume
1
Issue
2
DOI
10.1002/osp4.15
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between adverse surgical outcomes following bariatric surgery and proxy measures of vitamin D (VitD) status (season and latitude) in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).
BACKGROUND: Obesity is an independent risk factor for VitD deficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng ml
METHODS: We assessed proxy measures of group VitD status. We compared surgeries in VitD Summer (July to September), Winter (January to March), and Fall/Spring (October to December and April to June) and in the North (≥37°N) vs. the South (<37°N).
RESULTS: We identified 932,091 bariatric surgeries; 81.2% were women and 74.4% were white. Sex was unequally distributed by season (
CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated a graded relationship between seasonality and adverse outcomes following bariatric surgery. The association was strongest for dehiscence and prolonged LOS. These relationships held when using latitude. A prospective study measuring pre-operative 25(OH)D concentration would strengthen the case for causality in adverse surgical outcomes.
APA Citation
Peterson (Frame), L. A., Canner, J., Cheskin, L., Prokopowicz, G., Schweitzer, M., Magnuson, T., & Steele, K. (2015). Proxy measures of vitamin D status - season and latitude - correlate with adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001-2010: a retrospective cohort study.. Obes Sci Pract, 1 (2). http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.15
Peer Reviewed
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Open Access
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Comments
This is an open access PubMed Central article.