Alhambra–Exposito MR, et al. – The aims of this study were to compare diagnostic criteria for DM2 remission after bariatric surgery: Criteria from Spanish scientific associations (SEEN/SEEDO/SED) and from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and to evaluate the degree of correlation between these sets of criteria. In this analysis, applyingg more stringent criteria for defining type 2 diabetes (DM2) remission (ADA criteria) results in a lower rate of remission, although they observed a a high degree of association between both sets of criteria.

Methods

• Between January 2001 to December 2009, researchers conducted a retrospective observational study including a sum of 127 patients undergoing bariatric surgery in a single centre (Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain).
• They examined DM2 remission following bariatric surgery comparing DM2 diagnostic criteria approved by Spanish scientific associations and ADA criteria.

Results

• Overall, 62.2% of patients were women; mean age was 47.1 years.
• Following surgery, it was showed that 52% achieved complete remission according to ADA criteria, and 63.8% following the criteria approved by Spanish associations (p = 0.001);18.9 and 8.7%, respectively, displayed partial remission (p = 0.007), and 29.1 and 27.6% no remission, according to the criteria approved by each association (p = 0.003).
• They found a significant association between both sets of criteria (Rho 0.781; p < 0.001).