ea0083domno6 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | EYES2022
A Majic
, A Matijaca
, M Kardum Pejic
, N Gojo Tomic
, D Vergles
, T Kolak
, K Cupurdija
, I Martinis
, M Sporcic
, M Mustapic
, M Cigrovski Berkovic
, S Marusic
, J Mamic
, M Soldo
Background: According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 650 million obese adults worldwide. In Croatia almost 2/3 (65%) of adults are overweight (42%) or obese (23%), with a growing tendency both in adults and children. The surgical procedures performed to manage obesity are referred to as metabolic or bariatric surgery. Candidates for a bariatric surgical procedure include obese patients with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2(obesity class ...