Changes in Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents with Asthma during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
; 36(2): 57-61, 2023 06.
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| ID: mdl-36961432
ABSTRACT
Background:
Increased weight gain in children during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported. Changes in weight in children with asthma during this period have not been well described.Methods:
Retrospective review of children with asthma, 6-18 years of age, seen in 2019 and 2020. Mean monthly rates of change in body mass index (BMI) were compared between years. Demographic and asthma-related factors were examined.Results:
Two hundred sixty-seven patients were enrolled. BMI increased by 0.128 ± 0.283 kg/m2/month during the pandemic year as compared with 0.084 ± 0.160 kg/m2/month during the previous year (P = 0.03). Patients with baseline overweight or obesity trended toward higher rates of BMI increase than those starting with normal weight, with the greatest BMI increase occurring in the severely obese.Conclusions:
In this single-site study of children with asthma, there was a greater monthly rate of BMI gain during the early pandemic as compared with that observed in the previous year.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos