Does the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder interfere with bariatric surgery results?

• Autor(a) principal: Marchesi,Doglas Gobbi
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Ciriaco,Jovana Gobbi Marchesi, Miguel,Gustavo Peixoto Soares, Batista,Gustavo Adolfo Pavan, Cabral,Camila Pereira, Fraga,Larissa Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912017000200140
• topic: Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze possible negative effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on the success of bariatric surgery. Methods: we evaluated forty patients undergoing bariatric surgery and with regular post-operative follow-up of at least one year. To all, we applied the questionnaire advocated in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association for ADHD, as well as analyzed their postoperative data. Results: fifteen (38%) patients presented a positive questionnaire for ADHD. Patients with ADHD presented higher BMI than patients without the disorder (45.8 vs. 40.9 kg/m2, p=0.017), and the difference remained in all postoperative stages. There was no statistically significant difference in surgery success (33.3% x 66.7%, p=0.505) or in BMI reduction (30.71% x 31.88%, p=0.671) one year after the procedure. Conclusion: ADHD patients have a higher BMI. However, the presence of ADHD does not influence the success of bariatric surgery and the reduction of BMI.