Heart Failure Independently Predicts Higher Morbidity and Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery: Analysis of 180,544 MBSAQIP Cases.

Obes Surg · 2026 · PMC13038743 · PMID 41511705

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.073so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

showed a trendno p-value reported

Female sex showed a trend toward lower mortality risk, though this did not reach statistical significance (adjusted OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.48–1.03; p = 0.073).

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