Disparities in weight changes during the COVID ‐19 pandemic‐related lockdown in youths
Authors' conclusion
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown led to a gain of excess body weight, particularly for Black and Hispanic youth; this weight gain varied by social factors associated with race and ethnicity.
Study context
- Population
- Youth aged 5 to 17 years enrolled at Kaiser Permanente Southern California
- Participants
- 160,472 participants
- Exposure
- Change in distance from median BMI-for-age during COVID-19 lockdown vs same period before pandemic, by race/ethnicity
- Outcome
- Change in distance from the median BMI-for-age, lockdown (March 2020 to January 2021) vs same period before the pandemic
- Follow-up
- March 2020 to January 2021
Methodological detailsmixed effects models stratified by age group
- Mixed effects models stratified by age group
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Increase in distance from median BMI-for-age during lockdown, aged 5 to 11 years
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Excess weight gain by social factors
- Excess weight gain higher in youth with fewer neighborhood parks and with state-subsidized health insurance
Original publication
Disparities in weight changes during the COVID ‐19 pandemic‐related lockdown in youths. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 8 February 2023. doi:10.
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