Lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a two-year longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine changes in the prevalence of six key chronic disease risk factors (the "Big 6"), from before (2019) to during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic, among a large and geographically diverse sample of adolescents, and whether differences over time are associated with lockdown status and gender.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Three Australian states (New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia) spanning over 3000 km.

Participants

983 adolescents (baseline M_age=12.6, SD=0.5, 54.8% girl) drawn from the control group of the Health4Life Study.

Primary outcomes

The prevalence of physical inactivity, poor diet (insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, high sugar-sweetened beverage intake, high discretionary food intake), po

SUBMITTER: Gardner LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170793 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature