Risk of body weight changes among Danish children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatr Obes
; 18(4): e13005, 2023 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2213644
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Knowledge of COVID-19 and the pandemic's effects on Danish children's body weight is limited.OBJECTIVE:
Objectives were to investigate (I) risk of weight changes among Danish children with and without SARS-CoV-2, (II) associations between weight changes, psychological symptoms, and long COVID symptoms, and (III) weight distribution pre- and post-pandemic.METHODS:
A national survey was administered to all Danish children aged 0-18 years, with prior COVID-19 (cases) and matched references including questions on weight, weight changes during the pandemic and long COVID-related symptoms. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used. Weight distribution was compared with a pre-pandemic database.RESULTS:
In all, 17 627 cases and 54 656 references were included. The 4-18-year-old cases had lower odds of unintended weight gain. The 2-3-year-old cases had higher odds and the 15-18-year-old cases lower odds of weight loss compared to references. Regardless of COVID-19 status, any reported long COVID-related symptom was associated with a change in body weight. No sign of increasing obesity rates was found among Danish children post-pandemic.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 was associated with higher odds of weight loss in 2-3-year-olds and lower odds of unintended weight gain in 4-18-year-olds. Any long COVID-related symptom was associated with higher odds of weight changes regardless of COVID-19 status.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Obes
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijpo.13005
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