Effects of school closure on lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes in children during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Chile: A time‐matched analysis
Authors' conclusion
Overall, school closure negatively impacted physical activity and adiposity, particularly in the youngest children.
Study context
- Population
- Children in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic school closure
- Participants
- 247 vs 655
- Exposure
- Children measured before school closure and after reopening vs age-matched pre-pandemic controls
- COVID-19n = 247
- Controln = 655reference
- Outcome
- Lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes vs expected response to growth
Methodological detailsage-matched cross-sectional control group, two-way ANOVA for age-by-group interactions
- Age-matched cross-sectional control group
- Two-way ANOVA for age-by-group interactions
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- 7-to-9-year-olds: larger-than-expected decrease in physical activity, COVID-19 group
- 0.4 points
- 7-to-9-year-olds: higher physical inactivity prevalence at 9 years, COVID-19 group
- 19 percent points
- 7-to-9-year-olds: larger-than-expected increase in fat percentage, COVID-19 group
- 6.1 percent point
- 8-to-10-year-olds: higher physical inactivity prevalence at 10 years, COVID-19 group
- 20 percent points
- 8-to-10-year-olds: larger-than-expected increase in fat percentage, COVID-19 group
- 8.3 percent points
- 8-to-10-year-olds: larger-than-expected increase in z-score BMI, COVID-19 group
- 0.90 units
- 8-to-10-year-olds: larger-than-expected increase in waist circumference, COVID-19 group
- 6.1 cm
- 9-to-11-year-olds: larger-than-expected decrease in physical activity, COVID-19 group
- 0.3 points
- 9-to-11-year-olds: larger-than-expected increase in self-concept, COVID-19 group
- 0.2 points
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Effects of school closure on lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes in children during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Chile: A time‐matched analysis. Pediatr Obes. Published 8 October 2024. doi:10.
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