Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification

Abstract Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. However, the influence of preoperative factors on weight loss outcomes remains incompletely understood. We investigated the effects of preoperative weight, height, and age on total weight loss percentage...

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Main Authors: Burak Kankaya, Suleyman Buyukasik, Yusuf Emre Altundal, Mustafa Ozgul, Ayden Etemad, Paria Rahmanbakhsh, Esra Guzelaltuncekic, Halil Alis
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Ayden Etemad
Paria Rahmanbakhsh
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Halil Alis
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Halil Alis
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description Abstract Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. However, the influence of preoperative factors on weight loss outcomes remains incompletely understood. We investigated the effects of preoperative weight, height, and age on total weight loss percentage (%TWL) following LSG using advanced statistical modeling. 2014 LSG patients were analyzed and stratified by preoperative weight (7 categories: <90 kg to > 160 kg) and age (5 groups: 14–25 to ≥ 56 years). %TWL was calculated at 1 week, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-surgery. A Generalized Additive Model (GAM) was used to calculate Adjusted Total Weight Loss percentage (%ATWL), accounting for height and preoperative weight confounding effects. The population (mean age: 38.0 ± 11.4 years, BMI: 42.9 ± 8.2 kg/m²) showed weight-dependent %TWL at 12 months, from 32.2%±10.0% (< 90 kg) to 39.8%±7.5% (> 160 kg) (p < 0.001). GAM-adjusted %ATWL revealed superior outcomes in younger cohorts. The 14–25 and 26–35 year groups had comparable 12-month %ATWL (38.2% vs. 37.0%, p = 0.222), significantly exceeding older groups (p < 0.001). Early postoperative %ATWL (1-week) was similar across ages (4.6–5.7%), with progressive differentiation at 3, 6, and 12 months. Preoperative weight and age significantly influence LSG weight loss outcomes. Younger patients and those with higher pre-op weights achieved greater 12-month %TWL.
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spelling doaj-art-33e69564c4d74de0a8cff843a3e36ebc2025-08-20T03:01:54ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-03-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-93826-4Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratificationBurak Kankaya0Suleyman Buyukasik1Yusuf Emre Altundal2Mustafa Ozgul3Ayden Etemad4Paria Rahmanbakhsh5Esra Guzelaltuncekic6Halil Alis7Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California IrvineDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Aydin UniversityAbstract Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. However, the influence of preoperative factors on weight loss outcomes remains incompletely understood. We investigated the effects of preoperative weight, height, and age on total weight loss percentage (%TWL) following LSG using advanced statistical modeling. 2014 LSG patients were analyzed and stratified by preoperative weight (7 categories: <90 kg to > 160 kg) and age (5 groups: 14–25 to ≥ 56 years). %TWL was calculated at 1 week, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-surgery. A Generalized Additive Model (GAM) was used to calculate Adjusted Total Weight Loss percentage (%ATWL), accounting for height and preoperative weight confounding effects. The population (mean age: 38.0 ± 11.4 years, BMI: 42.9 ± 8.2 kg/m²) showed weight-dependent %TWL at 12 months, from 32.2%±10.0% (< 90 kg) to 39.8%±7.5% (> 160 kg) (p < 0.001). GAM-adjusted %ATWL revealed superior outcomes in younger cohorts. The 14–25 and 26–35 year groups had comparable 12-month %ATWL (38.2% vs. 37.0%, p = 0.222), significantly exceeding older groups (p < 0.001). Early postoperative %ATWL (1-week) was similar across ages (4.6–5.7%), with progressive differentiation at 3, 6, and 12 months. Preoperative weight and age significantly influence LSG weight loss outcomes. Younger patients and those with higher pre-op weights achieved greater 12-month %TWL.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93826-4Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyWeight loss outcomesAge-stratified outcomesPreoperative weightGeneralized additive model
spellingShingle Burak Kankaya
Suleyman Buyukasik
Yusuf Emre Altundal
Mustafa Ozgul
Ayden Etemad
Paria Rahmanbakhsh
Esra Guzelaltuncekic
Halil Alis
Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
Scientific Reports
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Weight loss outcomes
Age-stratified outcomes
Preoperative weight
Generalized additive model
title Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
title_full Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
title_fullStr Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
title_full_unstemmed Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
title_short Weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
title_sort weight loss dynamics after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a retrospective single center analysis with age and preoperative weight stratification
topic Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Weight loss outcomes
Age-stratified outcomes
Preoperative weight
Generalized additive model
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93826-4
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