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Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for postoperative weight gain and HO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty-nine (40.8%) patients had clinically meaningful weight gain (\u22655%) in a median follow-up time of 12.0 months (range 1.0\u201341.0 months) after surgery. The mean postoperative weight gain in this subgroup was 17.59 \u00b1 12.28 (%). Weight gain continued in the first year following surgery. Patients with lower preoperative BMI [OR 0.78, 95% CI (0.67\u20130.90), P = 0.001] and the adamantinomatous subtype [OR 3.46, 95% CI (1.02\u201311.76), P = 0.047] were more likely to experience postoperative weight gain \u22655%. The prevalence of HO was 19.2% preoperatively and increased to 29.2% at last follow-up postoperatively. Only preoperative BMI [OR 2.51, 95% CI (1.64\u20133.85), P &amp;lt; 0.001] was identified as an independent risk factor for postoperative HO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>HO is a common complication in patients with adult-onset craniopharyngioma. 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