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Score predicts bariatric surgery’s benefits for obesity, type 2 diabetes
Key clinical point: Researchers developed a formula to estimate the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease events in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes if they undergo or forgo metabolic surgery.
Major finding: The risk-score model predicted all-cause mortality with an area under the curve of 0.80.
Study details: Derivation of a risk score using data from 13,722 patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes seen at a single U.S. center during 1998-2017.
Disclosures: The work was partially funded by Medtronic. Dr. Aminian has received grants from Medtronic.
Citation:
Aminian A et al. Obesity Week 2019, Abstract A101.