Effect of ethnicity on weight loss among adolescents 1 year after bariatric surgery

Table 5 Mean change in anthropometric values from before to 1 year after bariatric surgery by ethnicity

Measure	Estimated change 12 mo after surgery (mean ± SE)				P
	NHW	NHB	Hispanic	Overall	NHWvsNHB	NHWvsHispanic	NHBvsHispanic
BMI (kg/m2)	-11.4 ± 0.5	-11.2 ± 1.6	-12.7 ± 1.2	-11.5 ± 0.4	0.87	0.29	0.41
BMI (%)	-4.7 ± 0.6	-2.7 ± 1.3	-4.9 ± 1.3	-4.6 ± 0.5	0.2	0.89	0.29
Weight (kg)	-32.2 ± 1.3	-32.3 ± 4.6	-36 ± 3.5	-32.6 ± 1.2	0.89	0.31	0.44

Model adjusted for age, sex, and type of surgery. BMI: Body mass index; NHW: Non-hispanic white; NHB: Non-hispanic black.