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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Lange, Samantha J. ; Kompaniyets, Lyudmyla ; Freedman, David S. ; Kraus, Emily M. ; Porter, Renee ; ... More +
Lange, Samantha J. ; Kompaniyets, Lyudmyla ; Freedman, David S. ; Kraus, Emily M. ; Porter, Renee ; Blanck, Heidi M. ; Goodman, Alyson B. Less -
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DNP3
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Obesity is a serious health concern in the United States, affecting more than one in six children (1) and putting their long-term health and quality of life at risk.* During the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents spent more time than usual away from structured school settings, and families who were already disproportionally affected by obesity risk factors might have had additional disruptions in income, food, and other social determinants of health.| As a result, children and adolescents might have experienced circumstances that accelerated weight gain, including increased stress, irregular mealtimes, less access to nutritious foods, increased screen time, and fewer opportunities for physical activity (e.g., no recreational sports) (2,3). CDC used data from IQVIA's Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records database to compare longitudinal Trends in body mass index (BMI, kg/m|) among a cohort of 432,302 persons aged 2-19 years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 1, 2018-February 29, 2020 and March 1, 2020-November 30, 2020, respectively). Between the prepandemic and pandemic periods, the rate of BMI increase approximately doubled, from 0.052 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.051-0.052 to 0.100 (95% CI = 0.098-0.101) kg/m|/month (ratio = 1.93 [95% CI = 1.90-1.96]). Persons aged 2-19 years with overweight or obesity during the prepandemic period experienced significantly higher rates of BMI increase during the pandemic period than did those with healthy weight. These findings underscore the importance of efforts to prevent excess weight gain during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as during future public health emergencies, including increased access to efforts that promote healthy behaviors. These efforts could include screening by health care providers for BMI, food security, and social determinants of health, increased access to evidence-based pediatric weight management programs and food assistance resources, and state, community, and school resources to facilitate healthy eating, physical activity, and chronic disease Prevention.
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Adolescent Body Mass Index Child Child, Preschool CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Pandemics Young Adult
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(37):1278-1283
Pubmed ID:
34529635
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8445379
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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urn:sha256:f760351cacdb38902bf3dab87f714b50416b939fa9d636249e5304ca0a5e0fdf
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110247/cdc_110247_DS1.pdf
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