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A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted in subjects \u2265 18 y who underwent bariatric surgery and attended one nutrition appointment before and after surgery. Information on their sex, age, weight, fat mass (kg and %), fat-free mass (kg and %), and skeletal muscle mass, obtained using bioelectrical impedance, and on their waist circumferences was collected. Their BMIs and skeletal muscle mass indexes were calculated. The differences in the anthropometric and body composition parameters between pre- and post-surgery were also calculated. The participants were grouped by sex, age groups (18\u201344 y and 45\u201369), and type of surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric sleeve). The variables are presented as n (%) and as means (SDs) or medians (interquartile ranges). Student\u2019s t-test and the Mann\u2013Whitney test were employed (p &lt; 0.05). The sample consisted of 57 subjects (aged 18\u201369 years; 75% women). Between the pre- and post-surgical periods (63 (42) days), their weight (mean: 103.0 (SD: 16.3) kg vs. 91.2 (14.2) kg, p &lt; 0.001); BMIs (37.9 (4.2) kg\/m2 vs. 33.6 (4.1) kg\/m2, p &lt; 0.001); waist circumferences (116.2 (12.4) cm vs. 105.7 (12.3) cm, p &lt; 0.001); % fat mass (45.5 (6.0) vs. 41.0 (8.0), p &lt; 0.001); skeletal muscle mass (32.8 (7.4) kg vs. 30.3 (6.5) kg, p &lt; 0.001); and skeletal muscle mass indexes (12.0 (1.8) kg\/m2 vs. 11.1 (1.7) kg\/m2, p &lt; 0.001) decreased; meanwhile, their % fat-free mass increased (54.7 (6.0) vs. 59.0 (8.0), p &lt; 0.001). Most of these changes occurred regardless of sex, age, or type of surgery. Shortly after bariatric surgery, patients show a better nutritional status and body composition.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/obesities5020028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,22]],"date-time":"2025-04-22T02:00:53Z","timestamp":1745287253000},"page":"28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Anthropometric and Body Composition Changes After Bariatric Surgery\u2014The Effect of Sex, Age, and Type of Surgery"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4213-8529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rita Soares","family":"Guerra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"LAETA\u2014Associate Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aerospace, INEGI\u2014Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9917-6721","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"C\u00edntia","family":"Pinho-Reis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Continuous Care Unit, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Hospital Fernando Pessoa, 4420-096 Gondomar, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6093-0208","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Sofia","family":"Sousa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechcare), Polytechnic of Leiria, 2414-016 Leiria, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Joana","family":"Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9777-8406","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cl\u00e1udia","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"FP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2000). 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