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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2022

Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on weight in a cohort of allergic children and adolescents.

Giulia Brindisi, Vincenza Patrizia Di Marino, Francesca Olivero, Daniela De Canditiis, Giovanna De Castro, Anna Maria Zicari, Caterina Anania

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Giulia BrindisiDepartment of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy. giulia.brindisi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5059-6082
Vincenza Patrizia Di MarinoDepartment of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Francesca OliveroPediatric Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCSS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Daniela De CanditiisInstitute of Applied Calculus-CNR Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Giovanna De CastroDepartment of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Anna Maria ZicariDepartment of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Caterina AnaniaDepartment of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 lockdown caused sudden changes in people's lifestyle, as a consequence of the forced lockdown imposed by governments all over the world. We aimed to evaluate the impact of lockdown on body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of allergic children and adolescents.

methodsFrom the first of June until the end of October 2020, we submitted a written questionnaire to all the patients who, after lockdown, carried out a visit at the Pediatric Allergy Unit of the Department of Mother-Child, Urological Science, Sapienza University of Rome. The questionnaire was composed by 10 questions, referring to the changes in their daily activities. Data were extrapolated from the questionnaire and then analyzed considering six variables: BMI before and BMI after lockdown, sugar intake, sport, screens, sleep, and anxiety.

resultsOne hundred fifty-three patients agreed to answer our questionnaire. Results showed a statistically significant increase in the BMI after lockdown (20.97 kg/m2 ± 2.63) with respect to the BMI before lockdown (19.18 kg/m2 ± 2.70). A multivariate regression analysis showed that the two variables that mostly influenced the increase in BMI were sleep and anxiety.

conclusionsFor the analyzed cohort of allergic children and adolescents we obtained significant gain in BMI as consequences of lockdown, which can be explained by many factors: high consumption of consolatory food, less sport activities, more time spent in front of screens, sleep alteration associated with increased anxiety. All these factors acted together, although sleep alteration and increased anxiety were the most influential factors that led to the worsening or the onset of weight gain, creating the basis for future health problems.

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COVID-19HypersensitivityAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildCommunicable Disease ControlHumansWeight GainConsolatory-foodCOVID-19 pandemicLockdownPediatric ageWeight gain

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