Bariatric surgery in elderly patients: a systematic review

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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

Studies	Number of patients	Mean age (years)	Age range (years)	Preoperative BMI	Female (%)	Intervention	Weight loss 1 year (EWL%)	Diabetes cured (%)	Hypertension cured (%)	Lipid disease cured (%)	30-day mortality (n)	Overall complications (%)
Abu-Abeid et al^Citation19	18	63.6	60–71	44.4	73	LAGB	nr	71	33	nr	0	22.2
Sosa et al^Citation20	23	64.4	60–75	48.5	nr	LRYGB	65	75	nr	60	1	4.3
Quebbemann et al^Citation21	27	68	65–74	47	63	Combined	51	66	45	nr	0	11.1
St Peter et al^Citation22	20	65.2	60–73	46.4	nr	LRYGB	nr	nr	nr	nr	0	10
Hazzan et al^Citation23	55	61.5	60–70	46.2	65	Combined	nr	nr	nr	nr	0	7.3
Taylor and Layani^Citation24	40	65.8	60–72	42.2	80	LAGB	nr	37	14	13	0	7.5
Trieu et al^Citation25	92	62.2	60–74	48.4	63	LRYGB	nr	nr	nr	nr	0	21.7
Busetto et al^Citation26	216	64.1	60–83	44.2	85	LAGB	nr	nr	nr	nr	1	7.9
Mittermair et al^Citation27	27	nr	60–69	44.3	nr	LAGB	32	nr	nr	nr	0	37
Wittgrove and Martinez^Citation28	120	62	60–74	45.2	62	LRYGB	nr	75	88	83	0	21.7
Wool et al^Citation29	13	63	60–66	47.5	nr	Combined	61	66	nr	nr	0	38.5
O’Keefe et al^Citation30	197	67.3	65–78	48.1	72	Combined	55	nr	nr	nr	0	7.6
Willkomm et al^Citation31	100	68	65–77	45	nr	LRYGB	75	63	23	nr	0	8
Clough et al^Citation32	113	63.6	60–73	42.4	67	LAGB	nr	nr	nr	nr	0	30
Leivonen et al^Citation33	17	>59	nr	46.4		SG	45.6	83	58	0	0	47
Ramirez et al^Citation34	42	73.5	71–80	44	nr	Combined	47.7	53	56	54	0	31.8
Soto et al^Citation35	35	66.3	60–79	46.3	68.6	SG	47.4	53	73	40	0	8.4
Loy et al^Citation36	55	72.4	70–82	45	60	LAGB	37	35	27	28	0	9
Giordano and Victorzon^Citation16	59	62.6	60–70	45.4	56.3	LRYGB	59.4	36.3	33.9	nr	0	23.5
Robert et al^Citation37	24	61.7	nr	41.3	67	LRYGB	73.7	37	45	25	1	13
Thereaux et al^Citation38	48	62.6	nr	45.6	81	LRYGB	63.0	53.3	18.8	42.9	1	nr
Gebhart et al^Citation39	6,105	>60	nr	nr	nr	Combined	nr	nr	nr	nr	7	1.33
Burchett et al^Citation40	17	≥62	nr	45	nr	SG	44	83	69	67	0	12
Qin et al^Citation41	303	67.5	nr	44.7	67.3	SG	nr	nr	nr	nr	2	7.30
Daigle et al^Citation42	30	67.1	nr	55.9	80	Combined	45.1	33	nr	nr	0	16.7
Moon et al^Citation43	353	63.1	60–72	43.97	nr	Combined	50.8	10.2	14	nr	1	5.13

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EWL, excess weight loss; LAGB, Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; LRYGB, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; nr, not reported; SG, sleeve gastrectomy.

Figure 1 Flowchart summarizing literature search results.

Figure 2 Forest plot summarizing the 30-day mortality.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; Ev/Trt, event/treated.

Figure 3 Forest plot summarizing the overall complications occurred.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; Ev/Trt, event/treated.

Figure 4 Forest plot summarizing the EWL% at 1-year follow-up or later.

Abbreviations: EWL, excess weight loss; CI, confidence interval.

Figure 5 Forest plot summarizing the diabetes resolution at 1-year follow-up or later.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; Ev/Trt, event/treated.

Figure 6 Forest plot summarizing the hypertension resolution at 1-year follow-up or later.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; Ev/Trt, event/treated.

Figure 7 Forest plot summarizing the lipid disease resolution at 1-year follow-up or later.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; Ev/Trt, event/treated.

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