Changes in Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adults After the COVID-19 Pandemic by State and Territorial Stay-at-Home Order Level and Sociodemographic Characteristics.
Am J Health Promot
; 38(6): 787-796, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To examine changes in obesity prevalence among US adults after the COVID-19 pandemic by level of stay-at-home order and sociodemographic characteristics.DESIGN:
Quasi-experimental study using repeated cross-sectional data.SETTING:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). SAMPLE Pooled data for US adults ages ≥26 years (n = 1,107,673) from BRFSS (2018-2021).MEASURES:
States/territories were classified into three levels of stay-at-home order none, advisory/only for persons at risk, or mandatory for all. Individual-level sociodemographic characteristics were self-reported.ANALYSIS:
The difference-in-differences method was conducted with weighted multiple logistic regression analysis to examine obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) prevalence by stay-at-home order level and sociodemographic characteristics before/after the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2018-February 2020 vs March 2020-February 2022).RESULTS:
After adjusting for a secular trend and multiple covariates, adults in states/territories with mandatory stay-at-home orders experienced a larger increase in obesity prevalence (adjusted odds ratio 1.05; 95% confidence interval 1.01, 1.11) than adults in states/territories with no stay-at-home order. Younger adults (vs ≥65 years) and individuals with <high school education (vs ≥4-year college) experienced larger increases in obesity prevalence.CONCLUSION:
Increases in obesity prevalence were perpetuated 2 years after implementation of stay-at-home orders, indicating that longer-term health implications are co-occurring during the pandemic recovery period. Future research should focus on successful methods for staying active and healthy during social distancing and beyond.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistema de Vigilância de Fator de Risco Comportamental
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COVID-19
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Health Promot
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos