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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Association of communication methods and frequency with BMI among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from A-CHILD study.

Floret Maame Owusu, Nobutoshi Nawa, Hisaaki Nishimura, Yu Par Khin, Doi Satomi, Shiori Shakagori, Aya Isumi, Takeo Fujiwara

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Floret Maame OwusuDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobutoshi NawaDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hisaaki NishimuraDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yu Par KhinDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Doi SatomiDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shiori ShakagoriDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Aya IsumiDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeo FujiwaraDepartment of Public Health, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Objective: Little is known about the differential impact of communication methods and BMI. Hence, this study aims to examine the association of in-person and online communication with BMI among 13-14-year-old students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This is a cross-sectional study which used data from the Adachi Child Health Impact of Living Difficulty study among Junior High School students in Adachi City, Tokyo in 2022( Results: Reduced in-person communication frequency was associated with 94% higher risk of overweight and obese (RRR = 1.94, 95%CI; 1.38, 2.72) while increased online communication frequency was associated with 46% increased risk (RRR = 1.46, 95%CI; 1.10, 1.95). When online and in-person communications were adjusted simultaneously, only reduced in-person communication frequency was associated with a high risk of overweight and obese (RRR = 1.56, 95%CI; 1.09, 2.25). When stratified by gender, a similar trend was observed among females (RRR = 2.12, 95%CI; 1.20, 3.73), but not in males. Conclusion: Reduced in-person communication frequency was associated with higher risk of overweight and obesity, especially among females, during COVID-19 in Japan.

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Body Mass IndexCommunicationCOVID-19Pediatric ObesityAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOverweightPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesTokyoadolescent healthBMIcommunication styleCOVID-19Japan

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