Percentage of excess BMI lost at 1 and 5 year(s) following RYGB and VSG and percentage of patients achieving remission of comorbidites at 5 year follow-up (n=217)15.
| % Excess BMI lost after 1 year | % Excess BMI lost after 5 years | % of patients acheiving remission of comorbidity at 5 years | |||
| T2DM | Dyslipidaemia | Hypertension | |||
| RYGB | 76.70 | 68.30 | 67.90 | 62.30 | 70.30 |
| VSG | 72.40 | 61.10 | 61.50 | 42.60 | 62.50 |
There was no significant difference between RYGB and VSG for excess BMI lost at 1 or 5 years or for comorbidity resolution at 5 years.15
RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; VSG, vertical sleeve gastrectomy.