Surgery vs no surgeryBody‐mass index (BMI) · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted5 studies · 582 participantsModerate
Surgery vs no surgeryHealth related quality of life the Uniscale and the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS); Better indicated by lower values · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 140 participantsModerate
Surgery vs no surgeryComorbidities: diabetes · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted5 studies · 442 participantsModerate
Surgery vs no surgeryAll‐cause mortality · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted5 studies · 478 participantsModerate
Surgery vs no surgerySAEs · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted4 studies · 438 participantsVery low
Surgery vs no surgeryReoperation rate · participants with obesity1 finding from 1 reviewSurgery for weight loss in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted5 studies · 470 participantsVery low