Factors associated with weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To limit transmission of COVID-19, state governments issued shelter-in-place orders. These orders coincided with a decrease in daily step count and an increase in overeating. We evaluated factors associated with weight gain of ≥ 15 pounds during the pandemic within an integrated health care system.

Methods

We included adults ages 18 and above with at least one weight measurement before the pandemic (March 19, 2019-March 19, 2020) and another measurement after COVID-19 vaccines became available, more than 9 months into the pandemic (December 14, 2020-December 14, 2021). Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with weight gain of 15 pounds or more.

Results

Of 524,451 adults included in the study, median age was 61 years, 43.2% were men, 36

SUBMITTER: Goitia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature