Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To assess changes in weight-related health behaviors and social determinants of health (SDoH) among youth with overweight/obesity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: We assessed weight-related health behaviors (physical activity, screen time, sleep, and diet) and SDoH (food insecurity, income/childcare, and caregivers' perceived stress) before vs. during the pandemic with a survey administered August-October 2020 to caregivers of 2-17-year olds and adolescents 13-17 years old with BMI ≥85th percentile seen in clinic within 6 months prepandemic. We analyzed changes in continuous variables using paired t-tests and categorical variables with McNemar's or Fisher's exact tests, and the influence of social determinants

SUBMITTER: Hu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492789 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature