Prolonged body weight gain, lifestyle changes and health-related quality of life in children during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: A follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Further investigation is needed to define the impact of long-term pandemic lockdown in children.

Objectives

To examine changes in body mass index z-score (zBMI), lifestyle, Health-Related Quality of Life and proportion of overweight or obesity (OW/OB) in 6- to 9-year-old children in Argentina.

Methods

Observational study with baseline measurements prior to lockdown and follow-up after eight months of strict restrictive measures (November 2020, first visit, n = 144) and after ten months of partial reopening (September 2021, second visit, n = 108). Anthropometric changes from baseline to first visit in lockdown group (LG) were compared with a historical control group (HCG, n = 134). Follow-up visits included anthropometric measures, lifestyle questionnaire an

SUBMITTER: Azrak MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9744372 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature