Improvement in mood symptoms ​after post-bariatric surgery among people with obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Loh HH 1 , Francis B 2 , Lim LL 3 , Lim QH 3 , Yee A 2 , Loh HS 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Clinical Academic Unit, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Diabetes Metab Res Rev, 2021 Nov;37(8):e3458.
PMID: 33891377 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3458

Abstract

AIMS: We aimed to examine if bariatric surgery was associated with a reduction in the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among people with obesity.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We pooled data from 49 studies involving 11,255 people with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery. The study outcomes were the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among these patients pre- and post-surgery.

RESULTS: There was a significant reduction in body mass index (BMI) post-operatively (pooled d+: -13.3 kg/m2 [95% confidence interval [CI] 15.19, -11.47], p 

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