ArticleEClinicalMedicine2021
Pediatric BMI changes during COVID-19 pandemic: An electronic health record-based retrospective cohort study.
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Abstract
backgroundBeginning March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted different aspects of life. The impact on children's rate of weight gain has not been analysed.
methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we used United States (US) Electronic Health Record (EHR) data from Optum® to calculate the age- and sex- adjusted change in BMI (∆BMI
findingsThe mean [95% Confidence Interval - CI] ∆BMI
interpretationChildren's rate of unhealthy weight gain increased notably during the COVID-19 pandemic across demographic groups, and most prominently in children already vulnerable to unhealthy weight gain. This data can inform policy decisions critical to child development and health as the pandemic continues to unfold.
fundingAmgen, Inc.
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