Abbreviations
- SADI-S – Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileostomy with a Sleeve Gastrectomy: A type of weight loss surgery that involves removing a portion of the stomach and connecting the duodenum directly to the ileum.
- SGA – Small for Gestational Age: A baby who is born weighing less than 10% of babies of the same gestational age.
- SBO – Small Bowel Obstruction: A blockage of the small intestine.
- SOS: Swedish Obese Subjects is a study of obesity in Sweden.
- SHINE: Support, Health Information, Nutrition, and Exercise is a weight loss program that is delivered in groups and focuses on providing participants with the support, information, and skills they need to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- SG: Sleeve gastrectomy is a type of bariatric surgery that involves removing about 75% of the stomach. This reduces the amount of food that the stomach can hold and helps to suppress hunger.
- SF-36: Short Form questionnaire-36 items is a generic quality-of-life questionnaire that is used to measure health status in terms of eight dimensions - physical functioning, social functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health, vitality, pain, and general health perceptions.
- SD: Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the variability of a set of data.
- SG: Sleeve Gastrectomy involves removing a portion of the stomach to create a smaller, tube-shaped stomach. This restricts food intake and reduces hunger-inducing hormones. SG is both a restrictive and hormonal procedure, helping patients feel full faster and eat less.
