Makaronidis, Janine Maria http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-2871
Pucci, Andrea
Adamo, Marco
Jenkinson, Andrew
Elkalaawy, Mohamed
Batterham, Rachel Louise
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research
Article History
Received: 9 June 2022
Accepted: 20 July 2022
First Online: 14 August 2022
Declarations
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: The study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in the United Kingdom. Ethical approval was obtained from the National Health Service Research Ethics Committee (ID#09/H0715/65) and the study was undertaken in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. Within the past 36 months and outside of the submitted work, RLB reports research grants from National Institute for Health Research, Rosetrees Trust, and Sir Jules Thorn Trust, and personal fees from Novo Nordisk, ViiV Healthcare Ltd, Pfizer, Gila Therapeutics Inc, Eli-Lilly, and International Medical Press. RLB also reports unpaid roles with Royal College of Physicians, the Association for the Study of Obesity, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society, National Bariatric Surgery Registry, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, European Society of Endocrinology, Obesity Empowerment Network UK, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. JMM reports funding from the NIHR outside of the work submitted.
: Participation in this study was voluntary and informed consent was obtained in person by trained a healthcare professional. Ethical approval was obtained from the National Health Service Research Ethics Committee (ID#09/H0715/65) and the study was undertaken in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.