The Journal of pediatrics

Use of Weight-Loss Surgery Compared to New Diabetes Drugs in Teens and Adults

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Abstract

Adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) utilization increased from 2021 through 2023.

  • The study compared trends in MBS and GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) medication use across different race and ethnic groups.
  • Both MBS and GLP-1RA are recognized as effective strategies for weight management.
  • In contrast to adolescents, adult MBS rates declined during the same period.
  • The analysis was conducted as a cross-sectional study.

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Declaration of Competing Interest All phases of this study were supported by NICHD grant R21HD105129. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development had no role in the study design, data collection, and analysis. S.E.M. is funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (grant #R01MD011686) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant #R21HD105129). B.R.C. Cartwright reported receiving grant from the American Diabetes Association (grant #7-23-JDFT2DY-05). S.E.L. is supported in part by the US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD (HRSA-C76HF15614-10679 Pediatric Integrative Medicine Research Center), the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR-E0728711), the National Institutes of Health (HL072705, HL078522, HL053392, CA127642, CA068484, HD052104, AI50274, CA127642, CA068484, HD052102, HD052104, HL087708, HL079233, HL004537, HL087000, HL007188, HL094100, HL109090, HL111459, HL095127, HD80002, HD028820), the Laura Coulter-Jones Foundation (Division of Pediatric Clinical Research), the Batchelor Foundation (Batchelor Children's Research Institute), the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation, Sofia's Hope, Inc, the Kyle John Rymiszewski Foundation, the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation, the Scott Howard Fund, and the Michael Garil Fund.
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