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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2025

Multivariate Trajectories of Weight and Mental Health and Their Prognostic Significance 6 Years After Obesity Surgery.

Anja Hilbert, Annika Strömer, Christian Staerk, Ben Schreglmann, Thomas Mansfeld, Johannes Sander, Florian Seyfried, Stefan Kaiser, Christine Stroh, Arne Dietrich and 2 more

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Anja HilbertIntegrated Research and Treatment Center AdiposityDiseases, Behavioral Medicine Research Unit, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-1296
Annika StrömerIntegrated Research and Treatment Center AdiposityDiseases, Behavioral Medicine Research Unit, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-3318
Christian StaerkIUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-0189
Ben SchreglmannIntegrated Research and Treatment Center AdiposityDiseases, Behavioral Medicine Research Unit, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9279-8070
Thomas MansfeldDepartment of General Surgery, Asklepios Clinic, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8738-9066
Johannes SanderObesity Clinic, Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Hamburg, Germany.
Florian SeyfriedDepartment of General, Visceral, Transplant, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-8692
Stefan KaiserDepartment of Visceral, Pediatric and Vascular Surgery, Hospital Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0577-6536
Christine StrohDepartment of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, Municipal Hospital Gera, Gera, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-3587
Arne DietrichDepartment of Surgery, Clinic for Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-3853
Ricarda SchmidtIntegrated Research and Treatment Center AdiposityDiseases, Behavioral Medicine Research Unit, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-2897
Andreas MayrDepartment of Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-9732

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01EO1501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveObesity surgery (OS) results in substantial, albeit heterogeneous, long-term improvements in weight and mental health, with unclear trajectories and their associations. This study examined multivariate trajectories of weight, psychopathology, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after OS, and their prospective association with long-term health outcomes.

methodIn the prospective multicenter Psychosocial Registry of Obesity Surgery, N = 856 patients were classified into multivariate trajectory classes using latent class linear mixed models, based on assessments of weight, depression, eating disorder psychopathology, and HRQOL at baseline and annually 1-5 years following OS. The prognostic significance of trajectory classes for 6-year follow-up was examined. Multivariate trajectory modeling was compared with univariate weight trajectory modeling for concordance and prognostic significance.

resultsWe identified three trajectory classes of low (I, 2.8%), medium (II, 89.1%), and high (III, 8.1%) sustainability 1-5 years after OS, indicating high (I) or gradual deterioration (II) or further improvement (III) after initial improvement of indicators. The low sustainability class (I) reached nadir improvements earliest. Consistently, trajectory classes were prospectively associated with differential clinically significant improvement in weight and mental health at the 6-year follow-up. Multivariate trajectory modeling was discordant with univariate weight trajectory modeling and showed greater predictive value for health outcomes at the 6-year follow-up. DISCUSSION: Patients who achieve nadir improvements in weight and mental health early may require clinical attention to prevent long-term relapse. Monitoring changes in the first years after OS appears essential to identify patients in need of additional intervention, ideally using indicators beyond weight, such as mental health.

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Bariatric SurgeryBody-Weight TrajectoryMental HealthObesityQuality of LifeAdultDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesRegistriesbariatric surgerymultivariate trajectory modelingpsychopathologyquality of lifeweight loss

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