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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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critical appraisal <strong>of</strong> the included studies qualitative or quantitative data synthesisSystematic reviews <strong>of</strong> observational studies will also be included <strong>for</strong> long-term (defined as ≥ 5 years)clinical outcomes if they are not available in RCTs.Population: <strong>adult</strong>s (18 years or older) who are overweight (BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m 2 ) orobese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ).Intervention: dietary treatment, physical exercise, behavioural therapy, pharmacotherapy, andbariatric surgery, alone or in combination.Comparator: comparisons <strong>of</strong> multiple (≥ 3) treatment options within the same intervention strategy(<strong>for</strong> example, different medications); comparisons <strong>of</strong> different intervention strategies (<strong>for</strong> example,dietary treatment versus exercise); and comparisons <strong>of</strong> combination <strong>of</strong> intervention strategies to one<strong>of</strong> the intervention strategies within the combination (<strong>for</strong> example, exercise and diet versus dietalone).Outcome <strong>of</strong> interest: included at least one <strong>of</strong> the following outcome measures: 1anthropometric outcomes: body weight, BMI, waist circumferencebiomedical or physical outcomes: fasting glucose, total cholesterol, low-densitylipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, ratio<strong>of</strong> total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pressureclinical outcomes: comorbidities, mortality, and quality <strong>of</strong> life Psychosocial outcomes: depression, mood disorders and eating disorders, suicidalbehaviour, and suicide.Publication: Full text articles published in English.Exclusion criteriaStudies are excluded if they meet any <strong>of</strong> the following criteria.Study design: Systematic reviews/HTAs <strong>of</strong> a single treatment, or comparison between twotreatment options within the same treatment strategy or primary studies.Population: Systematic reviews/HTAs that targeted a specific population such pediatric patients(

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