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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

C-peptide level as predictor of type 2 diabetes remission and body composition changes in non-diabetic and diabetic patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Roberto de Cleva, Flavio Kawamoto, Georgia Borges, Priscila Caproni, Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Marco Aurelio Santo

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  2. Preoperative glycemic response to a very low-calorie diet predicts long-term type 2 diabetes remission after bariatric surgery.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2025
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Roberto de ClevaDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-8673-9014
Flavio KawamotoDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-2391-2796
Georgia BorgesDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-2379-8604
Priscila CaproniDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-6427-193X
Alex Jones Flores CassenoteDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-5098-1922
Marco Aurelio SantoDepartamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-7813-6210
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSeveral predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remission after metabolic surgery have been proposed and used to develop predictive scores. These scores may not be reproducible in diverse geographic regions with different baseline characteristics. This study aimed to identify predictive factors associated with T2DM remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in patients with severe obesity. We hypothesized that the body composition alterations induced by bariatric surgery could also contribute to diabetes remission.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 100 patients with severe obesity and T2DM who underwent RYGB between 2014 and 2016 for preoperative factors (age, diabetes duration, insulin use, HbA1c, C-peptide plasma level, and basal insulinemia) to identify predictors of T2DM remission (glycemia<126 mg/dL and/or HbA1c<6.5%) at 3 years postoperatively. The potential preoperative predictors were prospectively applied to 20 other patients with obesity and T2DM who underwent RYGB for validation. In addition, 81 patients with severe obesity (33 with T2DM) underwent body composition evaluations by bioelectrical impedance analysis (InBody 770®) 1 year after RYGB for comparison of body composition changes between patients with and those without T2DM.

resultsThe retrospective analysis identified only a C-peptide level >3 ng/dL as a positive predictor of 3-year postoperative diabetes remission, which was validated in the prospective phase. There was a significant difference in the postoperative body composition changes between non-diabetic and diabetic patients only in trunk mass.

conclusionPreoperative C-peptide levels can be useful for predicting T2DM remission after RYGB. Trunk mass is the most important difference in postoperative body composition changes between non-diabetic and diabetic patients.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gastric BypassObesity, MorbidBody CompositionBody Mass IndexChild, PreschoolC-PeptideHumansProspective StudiesRemission InductionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeC-Peptide

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