ArticleJournal of health monitoring2022
How has body weight changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Article in Journal of health monitoring, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- [Analysis of lipid levels in medical laboratories in Germany from 2017 to 2022 considering the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures].Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of switching to doravirine-based antiretroviral therapy: A real-world study in Germany.HIV medicine · 2025Article
- [The connection between back pain and obesity].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Long-lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle and body weight: results of representative cross-sectional surveys in adults in Germany.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Germany: Temporal trend and differences by regional socioeconomic deprivation.Journal of health monitoring · 2024Article
- Conventional weight loss therapy in morbid obesity during COVID-19 pandemic: degree of burdens at baseline and treatment efficacy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- [Prevalence of metabolic syndrome : Analysis based on routine statutory health insurance data].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- The global agenda on obesity: what does this mean for Singapore?Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
- Improved awareness of physical activities is associated with a gain of fitness and a stable body weight in breast cancer patients during the first year of antineoplastic therapy: the BEGYN-1 study.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Measures for containing the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 resulted in drastic changes in physical activity and dietary habits that also impacted body weight. Methods: The representative study German Health Update (GEDA 2021) includes self-reported information about body weight and body height for adults aged 18 years and older (n=2,985) from July to October 2021. In addition, the study asked about changes in body weight since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: For 59% of participants, body weight has not changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, 26% report weight gain, and 15% report weight loss. Younger people indicate weight gain more often than older people, and individuals with obesity report weight gain more often than individuals without obesity. 1.5 years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average weight change within the population is approximately +0.34kg. Conclusions: The effects of restrictions in everyday life with regard to the possible negative impacts on body weight should be given greater consideration and should be monitored in the future.
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