BariPredict: Class II obesity, younger age and concurrent depression are risk factors for eating disorders in potential bariatric patients
Outcomes from the BariPredict cohort have found that 65.8% prevalence of persons at risk of an eating disorder (ED) – opting for, but not yet undergone, bariatric surgery – was higher than expected and at-risk patient profile is defined by class II obesity, younger age and concurrent depression, according to researchers from Kuwait. The researchers said that discovering that a specific obesity class is a risk factor, could indicate a critical window in terms of BMI. Therefore, they said this patient profile should be prioritised for psychological assessment and support to potentially improve outcomes of bariatric surgery.
he study’s authors established a cohort for screening and prospective follow up from bariatric surgery – BariPredict – a single-centre longitudinal cohort study of a population of persons in Kuwait that were referred for bariatric surgery, with data are collected in a hospital setting from a preintervention multidisciplinary team screening. The study was designed to identify preoperative baseline data from the BariPredict cohort to report on the prevalence and correlates of disordered eating risk in bariatric surgery candidates.
Of the 376 patients, 275 had complete baseline data and served as the subgroup on which cross-sectional analysis was performed. The analysis investigated prevalence of ED risk and association of multiple factors (psychological, physical).
The SCOFF questionnaire was self-administered by participants attending their first preoperative appointment. Psychological screening and assessment for anxiety and depression was carried out by a clinical psychologist using the Beck Depression inventory (BDI).
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