ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2021
Unfavorable progression of obesity in children and adolescents due to COVID-19 pandemic: A school-based survey in China.
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- Body Mass Index z Scores Correlate with Epidermal Function in Chinese Children.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023Article
- Temporal Changes in Energy-Balance Behaviors and Home Factors in Adolescents with Normal Weight and Those with Overweight or Obesity.International journal of physical activity and health · 2023Article
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- Nationwide Trends of Pediatric Obesity and BMI z-Score From 2017-2021 in China: Comparable Findings From Real-World Mobile- and Hospital-Based Data.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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- Comparisons of tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in discriminating hypertension at three separate visits in adolescents: A retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Unfavorable progression of obesity in children and adolescents due to COVID-19 pandemic: A school-based survey in China.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe Chinese government decisively imposed nationwide confinement in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the progression of obesity in children and adolescents in Changshu, China.
methodsBased on the Health Promotion Program for Children and Adolescents (HPPCA), which is a prospective cross-sectional and school-based study, BMI assessed in seven consecutive years (2014 to 2020) among children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years in Changshu city was extracted. The standardized BMI z scores (zBMI) and prevalence of obesity between 2020 (after COVID-19 home confinement) and the previous 6 years were compared among age-specific subgroups and between sexes.
resultsThe mean number of participants per year was 29,648. The overall mean zBMI drastically increased from 0.29 in 2019 to 0.45 in 2020, resulting in a rise of 0.16 (95% CI: 0.14-0.18); the prevalence of obesity substantially elevated to 12.77% in 2020 (versus 10.38% in 2017), with an acceleration of 2.39% (95% CI: 1.88%-2.90%). Of note, these increases were more likely to be observed in boys and those 6 to 11 years old.
conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic seemed to exacerbate the obesity epidemic among pediatric populations in Changshu, China.
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