1. Quality of Life after Bariatric Surgery: A Population-based Cohort Study 
John A. Batsis, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD, Matthew M. Clark, PhD, Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, Michael G. Sarr, MD 
The American Journal of Medicine 
Volume 122, Issue 11, Pages 1055.e e10 (November 2009)
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2. Figure 1
Quality-of-life measures and degree of weight loss. Degree of weight loss is represented as minimal (<5%), intermediate (5%-25%), and high (>25%). Quality-of-life measures represented include follow-up Short-Form 12 survey score and difference in scores between baseline and follow-up Linear Analogue Self-Assessment Questionnaire (LASA).
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3. Figure 2
Change in specific activity scale status and relative change of weight parameters. Change in Specific Activity Scale status (worsened/same/better) and relative change in % excess weight lost, % weight lost, and % change in BMI. All values represent a difference between follow-up and baseline in all survey responders (operative and nonoperative patients).
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