Similar results found in both older and younger patients undergoing weight-lo...( unger patients having 2.9 and 1.4 of th...),Health

unger patients having 2.9 and 1.4 of these related conditions, respectively. Both groups also had significant reductions in medication after surgery, with the older group decreasing from an average of 4.85 to 2.7 medications; and the younger group decreasing from 2.7 to 1.1 medications.

"Patients of advanced age can safely undergogastric bypass with operative results nearly identical to those of younger patients," the authors write. "Younger patients can be expected to demonstrate greater weight loss. Similarly, younger patients can be expected to experience more resolution of their comorbid [related] conditions. However, the older patients still demonstrate considerable improvement of their comorbidities, as evidenced by the greater overall reduction in medications seen at follow-up."

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