Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Apr 2021)

Anaemia and Related Nutritional Deficiencies in Chinese Patients with Obesity, 12 Months Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

  • Zhang C,
  • Chen X,
  • Li J,
  • Liu Z,
  • Liu W,
  • Zhang J,
  • Zhou Z

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 1575 – 1587

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Chunlan Zhang,1 Xi Chen,1 Jingping Li,2 Zhenqi Liu,3 Wei Liu,2 Jingjing Zhang,1 Zhiguang Zhou1 1National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Metabolic Surgery, Department of Biliopancreatic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China; 3Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USACorrespondence: Jingjing ZhangNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 731-85292154Email [email protected] LiuDepartment of Metabolic Surgery, Department of Biliopancreatic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 731-85292154Email [email protected]: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a predominant bariatric procedure at present. However, data are scarce regarding the nutritional impact of this procedure on Chinese patients. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of nutritional deficiency after LSG in Chinese patients.Methods: Eighty-two patients with obesity were recruited from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, and all patients underwent LSG and completed the visit.Results: Compared with the baseline, the serum albumin levels increased significantly at 1– 12 months (P< 0.001) after surgery, and the hypoalbuminemia rate decreased from 8.5% to 0% throughout the study (P=0.063). Anaemia was present in 7.3% of all patients before surgery, and its prevalence increased to 11.0% at 12 months post-operation (P=0.109). The anaemia rate of fertile females was higher than that of males (21.4% vs 2.3%, P=0.036). No significant changes were found in vitamin B12 deficiency throughout the study (0% vs 3.8%, P=1.0). The increases in the folate deficiency were only discovered in the female group (3.7% vs 20%, P=0.031) and the obese without type 2 diabetes (T2D) group after LSG (27.3% vs 47.1%, P=0.031). A decrease in the ferritin levels and an increase in iron deficiency at 12 months post-surgery were found among all patients.Conclusion: Based on 12 months of follow-up, LSG is effective in controlling metabolic syndrome and has a modest effect on nutritional deficiencies, which suggests that LSG is an effective and comparably safe procedure for Chinese patients considering nutritional deficiencies at 12 months post-surgery.Keywords: anaemia, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, nutrition, obesity

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