Cohort-Based Reference Percentiles for six BODY-Q Health-Related Quality of Life Scales after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

This study provides exploratory five-year cohort-based reference percentiles for six BODY-Q HRQL scales after MBS that provide descriptive context for interpreting postoperative scores, but should not be considered definitive normative standards, clinical benchmarks or decision thresholds without external validation.