ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2021
Changes in relationship status following bariatric surgery.
Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Sexuality and self-concept of morbidly obese women who are sexually attracted to men after bariatric surgery: a phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
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- Changes in Marital Status Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy: A US Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveBariatric surgery is a major event associated with psychological changes such as improvements in self-esteem, increased autonomy, and better self-value. Such changes could affect the patient's interpersonal relationships; however, little is known about the impact of bariatric surgery on changes in relationship status. In this paper, we aim to test the hypothesis that bariatric surgery is associated with changes in interpersonal relationships such as becoming single for those who were in a relationship or entering a relationship among those who were single before surgery.
methodsThis register-based cohort study consisted of 12,493 patients undergoing bariatric surgery (95% gastric bypass) from 2005 to 2013 and a reference group of 15,101 individuals with obesity between the age of 18-63 with a body mass index between 32 and 60 kg/m
resultsThe overall incidence rate ratio (IRR) of changing status from being single to in a relationship was 2.03 (95% CI: 1.18-2.28), and the overall IRR of changing status from being in a relationship to single was 1.66 (95% CI: 1.50-1.83).
conclusionBariatric surgery is associated with a higher chance of finding a partner among single individuals, and a higher risk of separating from a partner among individuals in a relationship.
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