Lung Function in Bariatric Surgery Candidates

China-Japan Friendship Hospital1,834 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to retrospectively investigate the impact of body mass index on lung function metrics, e.g. FEV1%, FVC%, FEV1/FVC%.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,834

Conditions

Lung Function Decreased Obesity

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m2 according to Chinese guidelines, guidelines from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders); * Age \> 16 years; * Complete preoperative pulmonary function tests Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of lung surgery and/or respiratory diseases (e.g. asthma, pulmonary emphysema, and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis).

Locations (1)

Yuntao Nie

Beijing, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC% in class 1, 2, and 3 obesity

Class 1 obesity: 27.5 kg/m2 \< body mass index \< 32.5 kg/m2; Class 2 obesity: 32.5 kg/m2 \< body mass index \< 37.5 kg/m2; Class 2 obesity: body mass index \> 37.5 kg/m2.

Time frame: At the time of pulmonary function testing

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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