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

Table 6 Effect of baseline body mass index on weight loss 1 year after bariatric surgery

Variable	Baseline BMI category
	Lowest	Middle	Highest
	(35-49 kg/m2)	(50-59 kg/m2)	(> 60 kg/m2)
Change in BMI, kg/ m2 (%)1	-9.88 (−22.6)	-14.34 (-26.5)	-17.8 (-26.7)
Rate of change over the year (kg/y)
Non Hispanic whites2	-9.6	-14.8	-19.7
Hispanics	-11.7	-11.7	-11.6
Non Hispanic blacks	-9.3	-11.1	-15.5

¹P < 0.0001 for lowest versus middle, lowest versus highest, and middle versus highest BMI category;

²P < 0.0001 for lowest versus middle, lowest versus highest, and P = 0.002 for middle versus highest BMI category. BMI: Body mass index.