Questions | Responses (percentage) the most reported answer was bolded | ||||||
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What is your lowest BMI cut off for the definition of class I obesity in your country? | 25 kg/m2 (6.27%) | 27.5 kg/m2 (13.49%) | 30 kg/m2 (61.20%) | 32.5 kg/m2 (6.51%) | 35 kg/m2 (12.53%) | Â | Â |
What is your lowest BMI cut off for performing MBS in cases do not have obesity related disease? | 25Â kg/m (1.45%) | 27.5Â kg/m2 (6.51%) | 30Â kg/m2 (22.89%) | 32.5Â kg/m2 (13.98%) | 35Â kg/m2 (26.27%) | 37.5Â kg/m2 (3.37%) | 40Â kg/m2 (25.54%) |
What is your lowest BMI cut off for performing MBS in cases who suffer from obesity related disease? | 25 kg/m2 (3.13%) | 27.5 kg/m2 (18.07%) | 30 kg/m2 (33.73%) | 32.5 kg/m2 (13.01%) | 35 kg/m2 (31.33%) | 37.5 kg/m2 (0.48%) | 40 kg/m (0.24%) |
Do you consider special ethnicities for definition of class 1 obesity? | Yes (35.51%) | NO (64.49%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Should bariatric surgery be proposed to patients with class 1 obesity without obesity related comorbidities? | Yes (52.29%) | NO (47.71%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Do you offer MBS in cases with class 1 obesity (you can choose more than one answer): | None of the above (6.99%) | Suffering poor control T2DM (88.43%) | Have other obesity related disease such as HTN, sleep apnea, PCOS and etc (71.81%) | Have recently had LAGB removed for complications (46.02%) | Have tried dieting off and on for long time (44.34%) | Have severe GERD (47.95%) | Â |
Do you think insurance should consider low BMI for coverage? | Irrespective of BMI (15.66%) | BMI > 30 (20.00%) | BMI > 30 with comorbidities (50.84%) | I do not have any idea (13.49%) |  |  |  |
Would you offer bariatric surgery in cases with class 1 obesity less than 18 years old? | Yes (31.57%) | NO (68.43%) |  |  |  |  |  |
Would you consider bariatric surgery in cases with class 1 obesity older than 65? | Yes (55.90%) | NO 44.10% |  |  |  |  |  |