Evaluation of research data on patients who underwent
bariatric surgery over a twelve year period identified a number of factors that
explain why significantly more women than men have weight loss surgery.
Investigators at the University of California, San Diego examined
data on more than 190,000 patients who had weight loss procedures between 1998
and 2010 and the findings were reported this week in the Journal of
Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Investigators concluded
that eighty percent of the patients were women.
The study concluded that women tend to have a greater overall
recognition of the risks of obesity and are less satisfied with the status of
their health as compared to men. Men tend to delay surgery until they get older
and it was statistically reported that the gender gap for weight-loss
procedures actually narrows as men enter their 70’s.
Although an even division in obesity rates exists among US
men and women, the results of this study suggest a need for increased awareness
of the health risks and complications of obesity in men.
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