PMID- 36892729 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230531 LR - 20230607 IS - 0942-0940 (Electronic) IS - 0001-6268 (Linking) VI - 165 IP - 6 DP - 2023 Jun TI - Impact of body mass index on PROMIS outcomes following lumbar decompression. PG - 1427-1434 LID - 10.1007/s00701-023-05534-5 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: No studies have examined the impact of body mass index (BMI) on newer Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar decompression (LD). METHODS: Patients undergoing LD with preoperative PROMIS measures were stratified into four cohorts: normal (18.5 /= 35 kg/m(2)). Demographics, perioperative characteristics, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were obtained. PROs of PROMIS Physical Function (PROMIS-PF), PROMIS Anxiety (PROMIS-A), PROMIS Pain Interference (PROMIS-PI), PROMIS Sleep Disturbance (PROMIS-SD), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Back Pain (VAS-BP), VAS Leg Pain (VAS-LP), and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were collected at preoperative and up to 2-year postoperative time points. Minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement was determined through comparison of previously established values. Comparison between cohorts were determined through inferential statistics. RESULTS: A total of 473 patients were identified, with stratification of 125 patients in the normal cohort, 161 in the overweight cohort, 101 in the obese I cohort, and 87 in the obese II-III cohort. Mean postoperative follow-up time was 13.51 +/- 8.72 months. Higher BMI patients had higher operative times, longer postoperative length of stay, and greater narcotic consumption (p