Obesity Abstracts

Background: Ethnicity and obesity have been recently established as risk factors for adverse coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outcomes. The prevalence of obesity differs across ethnic groups. Thus, previously reported ethnic differences in COVID-19 outcomes may be due to underlying variations in BMI.Aims: To investigate the association between ethnicity and in-hospital mortality in COVID-19, and the effect of BMI. The secondary aim was to investigate th...

Background: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) and Sleeve Gastrectomy are two widely used bariatric procedures. Longitudinal data have shown similar efficacy in terms of sustained weight loss and diabetes remission in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Altered glucose dynamics with increased glycaemic variability and the occurrence of hypoglycaemia are common post-bariatric surgery. Aim: To compare the glycaemic variability and incidence of hypoglycaemia ...