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ArticleClinical obesity2023

Impact and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight status of children and adolescents.

Diana M Bond, Radhika Seimon, Francisco J Schneuer, Louise A Baur, Maria Craig, Shirley Alexander, Sarah P Garnett, Joanne Henderson, Natasha Nassar

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Article in Clinical obesity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Diana M BondChild Population and Translational Health Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9452-4707
Radhika SeimonBoden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Francisco J SchneuerChild Population and Translational Health Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Louise A BaurWeight Management Services, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Maria CraigCharles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Shirley AlexanderCHISM and Weight Management Services, Auburn Clinical School, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sarah P GarnettSCHN Human Research Ethics Committee, Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Joanne HendersonSydney Children's Hospitals Network, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Natasha NassarChild Population and Translational Health Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUChildren's Hospital at Westmead · AUThe University of Notre Dame Australia · AU

Funding

Financial Markets Foundation for ChildrenNational Health and Medical Research Council APP1136735National Health and Medical Research Council APP1197940National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2009035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests the immediate effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have resulted in increased weight in children and adolescents. However, the longer-term effects have not been assessed. The aim of this study was to examine the impact and longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on BMI and weight status of children and adolescents. This study used routinely collected clinical data from the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, comprising two socio-demographically diverse children's hospitals in New South Wales, Australia from 2018 to 2021. Of 245 836 individuals ≤18-years assessed, mean BMI percentile increased from 58.7 (SD 31.6) pre-COVID-19 to 59.8 (SD 31.7) (p < .05) post-restrictions and overweight/obesity increased by 5.5% (obesity alone 6.3%), predominantly in children <12-years and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The trend in BMI percentile was steady pre-COVID-19 (β = -0.03 [95% CI -0.07, 0.01]), peaked immediately following COVID-19 restrictions (β = 1.28 [95% CI 0.24, 2.32]) and returned to pre-pandemic levels over ensuing 21 months (β = -0.04 [95% CI -0.13, 0.04]). Routine anthropometric measurement facilitates ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the weight status of children and adolescents, helping to identify those at-risk. Despite initial BMI and weight increases among children and adolescents, longer-term follow-up highlighted a return to pre-pandemic rates, possibly attributed to state-wide policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity.

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COVID-19Pediatric ObesityAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildCommunicable Disease ControlHumansOverweightPandemicsPhenylenediaminesWeight Gain3-methyl-N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediaminePhenylenediaminesadolescentchildCOVID-19obesityoverweight

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PMID36682362
PMCPMC10909548
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