Dynamics of childhood obesity in Hong Kong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic before and after the school closures: a 3-year longitudinal study.
Public Health
; 226: 80-83, 2024 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38016199
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study is to evaluate if there is any difference in the balance between incidence of and remission from overweight/obesity in Hong Kong school-age children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic over three years.METHODS:
This is a retrospective longitudinal study that involved children aged 6-16 years from a database of the School Physical Fitness Award Scheme.RESULTS:
2765 students were longitudinally followed up for two years. The prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity was increased between the 2019 and 2021 academic years (P < 0.001). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of obesity remission significantly reduced by 7.9 % (P = 0.003), at a background of a plateau of obesity among children and adolescents.CONCLUSIONS:
Our study provides evidence on the impact of school closure and home confinement as a standard infection control measure for the prevention of COVID-19, which are likely to break the balance between incidence of and remission from childhood obesity.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Obesidade Infantil
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China