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The Impact of a History of Sexual Abuse on Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Patients

Received January 8, 2004; revised June 15, 2004, March 9, 2005; accepted August 9, 2005. From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Dept. of Surgery, Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY. Send correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Nickels, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, Dept. of Psychiatry, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY 14642. e-mail: Mark_Nickels{at}urmc.rochester.edu

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.

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