Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2022; 28(26): 3218-3231
Published online Jul 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i26.3218
Table 2 Percentage of patients who changed body mass index groups after ascites correction
Reduction in BMI after ascites correction
Original/uncorrected
Unchanged
Underweight
Normal
Overweight
Obesity 1
Obesity 2
Underweight, 2 (1.1%)2 (100%)
5 (22.73%)Normal, 22 (12.5%)17 (77.27%)
29 (55.77%)Overweight, 52 (29.55%)23 (44.23%)
1 (1.82%)42 (76.36%)Obesity 1, 55 (31.25%)12 (21.82%)
17 (62.96%)Obesity 2, 27 (15.34%)10 (37.04%)
2 (11.11%)11 (61.11%)Obesity 3, 18 (10.23%)5 (27.78%)
All BMI group had some level of decrease after correctionEspecially higher BMI groups have more % reductionTotal (n = 176)% of unchanged are higher among low BMI groups