Meta regression of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty versus intragastric balloon investigating influence of duration and baseline body mass index.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC12923554 · PMID 41639211

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closest p · 7.6× alpha

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.379not close (p > 0.1)

Third, although the pooled analysis of adverse events did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.379) the overall safety profile of ESG was found to be comparable to that of IGB.

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an observed trendno p-value reported

While both interventions demonstrate comparable overall safety, ESG showed an observed trend toward better patient tolerability with fewer device-related complications and lower rates of early removal.

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