title: Long-term quality of life after vertical sleeve gastroplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the quality of life in patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastroplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a historical cohort study including patients with morbid obesity the in the Unified Health System (SUS), registered in the database of the General University Hospital, University of Cuiabá. All patients underwent vertical sleeve gastroplasty and were followed for at least one year after the operation. The study variables were: quality of life, weight loss, improvement of hypertension and diabetes, and mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample comprised 41 patients, 13 (31.7%) men and 28 (61.3%) women, mean age was 37 years, the average weight was 136.4 kg and mean BMI 50.3 kg/m²; mean follow-up was 19.1 months (12-32). There was a significant reduction in weight (96.7 kg, p < 0.001) and BMI (35.835 kg/m², p < 0.001). The rate of blood pressure decreased from 56% to 31.7%, and diabetes from 14.6% to 4.8% (p < 0.001). Quality of life improved in 92.5% of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was an improvement in the quality of life in the majority of patients, achieved by means of weight loss and clinical improvement of diabetes and hypertension.
authors.forename: Gunther Peres
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Danielle das Neves
authors.initials: Dd
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Elson Taveira
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Adorno Filho
authors.forename: Thiago Rachid
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jaudy
authors.forename: Thaissa Rachid
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Jaudy
authors.forename: José Eduardo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: de Aguilar-Nascimento
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult