A study investigating the influence of fat distribution, genetic susceptibility markers for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and fat distribution, epigenetic and transcriptomic changes and gut hormone responses to a mixed meal on diabetes remission following bariatric surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
210
Bariatric surgery
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGDiabetes remission (partial or complete)
Time frame: 1 year
Diabetes remission (complete)
Time frame: 1 year
Waist circumference, waist/hip ratio (cm)
Time frame: 1 year
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Time frame: 1 year
Weight loss
Time frame: 1 year
Change in visceral adipose tissue
Dual Energy Xray Absorptiometry measurement (DEXA)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in visceral adipose tissue
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement
Time frame: 1 year
Change in ectopic fat
MRI measurement
Time frame: 1 year
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