Changes in insulin resistance, body mass index and degree of obesity among junior high school students: A comparison before and after the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors' conclusion
In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an impact on the increase in the proportion of children with IR, regardless of BMI or degree of obesity.
Study context
- Population
- Japanese junior high school students aged 14–15 years (boys/girls, 208/170) undergoing checkups during 2015–2021
- Participants
- 378 students
- Exposure
- Pandemic period vs pre-pandemic checkups
- Outcome
- Changes in HOMA-IR, BMI and degree of obesity over time; proportion with IR (HOMA-IR ≥2.5)
Methodological detailsbefore vs after COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
- Before vs after COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
HOMA-IR, IR, BMI and degree of obesity · 2015-2021
- Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values increased significantly over the study period
- p < 0.001
- Significantly large proportion of participants with IR (HOMA-IR ≥2.5) in 2020-2021
- p < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Correlation of HOMA-IR with body mass index (BMI) or degree of obesity · 2020-2021
- HOMA-IR did not correlate with BMI or degree of obesity during 2020-2021
Original publication
Changes in insulin resistance, body mass index and degree of obesity among junior high school students: A comparison before and after the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Pediatr Obes. Published 6 July 2023. doi:10.
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