| |
Number of patients
|
Risk, % (95% CI)a
|
aOR (95% CI)b
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Time interval
|
(n = 325)
| | | |
|---|
|
13–24 months before bariatric surgery
|
59
|
18.2 (13.9–22.4)
|
Reference
|
–
|
|
1–12 months before bariatric surgery
|
52
|
16.0 (12.0–20.0)
|
0.87 (0.59–1.29)
|
0.49
|
|
0–12 months after bariatric surgery
|
29
|
8.9 (5.8–12.0)
|
0.47 (0.30–0.74)
|
0.001
|
|
13–24 months after bariatric surgery
|
41
|
12.6 (9.0–16.2)
|
0.68 (0.45–1.02)
|
0.06
|
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CI confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio
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aAt least one acute care use (ED visit or unplanned hospitalization) for HTN-related disease
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bAdjusted odds ratios are for each 12-month period versus the reference period (i.e., 13–24 months before the index bariatric surgery), as calculated with conditional logistic regression
