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BMI and %EBMIL are the most accurate methods for comparing results of patients after bariatric surgery. %EBMIL is based on BMI 25 as a constant end-point for all patients, but BMI 25 is easily achieved by patients with BMI < 50, whereas it is not so feasible for patients with BMI > 50. We were prompted to obtain by statistical methods a mathematical formula able to calculate the final BMI (FBMI) 3 years after the operation, dependent on the initial or preoperative BMI (IBMI) of a multicenter group of morbid obese patients operated with different bariatric techniques. We also obtained a specific formula for each bariatric procedure of this group of patients. We propose the name Predicted BMI for the value obtained with these formulas and its application in the %EBMIL instead of the constant value of BMI 25. We have analyzed the IBMI and FBMI of a multicenter group of 7,410 patients, subjected to different bariatric procedures with a minimum follow-up of 36 months. Statistical methods with a linear regression model have been used to obtain the two types (global and specific) of Predicted BMI. We first obtained a general formula of \( {\hbox{PBMI}} = {\hbox{IBMI}} \times 0.4 + 11.75 \) for the total population of patients, and a second specific formula for each bariatric technique: \( {\hbox{PBMI}} = {\hbox{IBMI}} \times 0.43 + 13.25 + {\hbox{technique\_ correction\_ adjustment}} \) . Predicted BMI and its application to the %EBMIL may result in a more rational comparison of results of bariatric patients, bariatric techniques, and groups of bariatric surgeons. Predicted BMI may advance the BMI that each patient would probably achieve after surgery.
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We acknowledge the contribution with patient data, without any monetary compensation, from: Marceau P (Quebec City, Canada), Higa K (Fresno, CA, USA), Capella R (Hackensack, NJ, USA), Del Castillo J (Cali, Colombia), Weiner R (Frankfurt, Germany), Melissas J (Iraklion, Greece), Busetto L / Favretti F (Vicenza, Italy), Alarcó A (Tenerife, Spain), Blázquez C (Vitoria, Spain), Carbajo MA (Valladolid, Spain), Masdevall C (Barcelona, Spain), Davila D (Valencia, Spain), De la Cruz F (Madrid, Spain), De la Cruz JL (León, Spain), Martín Duce A (Madrid, Spain), Ferrer JV (Valencia, Spain), Ferrer M (Almeria, Spain), Martínez M (Zaragoza; Spain) Ortega J (Valencia, Spain) Ruiz JC (Getafe, Spain), Torres A (Madrid, Spain), Baltasar A (Alcoy, Spain).
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Baltasar, A., Perez, N., Serra, C. et al. Weight Loss Reporting: Predicted Body Mass Index After Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 21, 367–372 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-010-0243-7
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