ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2024
Alcohol use disorders after bariatric surgery: a study using linked health claims and survey data.
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- Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- From food to alcohol: exploring psychosocial drivers of post-bariatric alcohol use.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Qualitative and Quantitative Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes From an 8-year Follow-Up After Gastric Bypass Surgery in People With Type 2 Diabetes.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Observational
- Incidence rate of alcohol use disorder and correlation between metabolic changes and addictive behavior in patients after sleeve gastrectomy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD).eGastroenterology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have repeatedly reported alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in patients after bariatric surgery (BS). This research field can benefit from studies combining health claims data with survey data.
methodsBased on a combined retrospective cohort and cross-sectional study, 2151 patients with BS identified in a large health claims database received a questionnaire, by which we assessed the presence of AUDs based on a validated instrument (AUDIT) as well as by ICD-10 codes from the health claims data. We described patients with vs. without AUDs regarding sex, time since surgery, satisfaction with weight loss and health care resource utilization (HCRU).
resultsThe majority of patients were female (80.7%) with a median time since surgery of 6 years (Interquartile range: 4-9 years). For the majority of patients, the bariatric intervention was either a RYGB-Bypass (50%) or sleeve gastrectomy (43%). Overall, 3% had at least one AUD diagnosis code in the claims data (men: 5.5%, women: 2.5%). Among men, 43.6% of diagnoses were coded after but not before the surgery (women: 52%). According to AUDIT (completed by 1496 patients), 9.4% of all patients showed at least hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption. Higher scores were associated with sex of the person, longer time since surgery, dissatisfaction with the weight loss and higher HCRU, with contradicting results regarding psychotherapeutic care.
conclusionsThe proportion with AUDs in the study population gives rise to concern as alcohol consumption should be restricted after BS. The results suggest the necessity for close monitoring and post-surgical care.
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