title: The impact of a history of sexual abuse on weight loss in gastric bypass patients.
abstract: A history of sexual abuse has been associated with failure at weight loss. The authors sought to determine whether a history of sexual abuse influences success after gastric bypass surgery. Presurgical self-report questionnaires collected information, including sexual abuse history and previous psychiatric hospitalization, and 27% reported a history of sexual abuse. A history of sexual abuse correlated with (nonsignificantly) less loss of excess weight at 12 and 24 months after surgery. No significant difference in excess-weight loss was detected among those with history of sexual abuse. Therefore, such abuse histories should not preclude surgery for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Deptartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Oppong
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Nickels
authors.forename: Harry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sax
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D015431:Weight Loss