Weight changes during the COVID-19 shutdown in older individuals with type 2 diabetes: the Look AHEAD Study.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 31(3): 871-882, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2286815
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aims of this study were as follows 1) examine weight changes in older adults (mean age = 76 years) with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity during the COVID-19 shutdown; and 2) compare the behavioral and psychosocial effects of the shutdown in those who had large weight losses (>5%), those who had small weight losses (2%-5%), those who remained weight stable (±2%), or those who gained weight (>2%).METHODS:
Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) participants (N = 2544) were surveyed during the COVID-19 shutdown (2020), and they self-reported their current weight, reasons for weight change, weight-related behaviors, psychosocial measures, and negative and positive effects of the pandemic on their lives.RESULTS:
Comparing self-reported weight during the COVID-19 shutdown with earlier measured weight, Look AHEAD participants lost, on average, 2.2 kg during the COVID-19 shutdown 47% lost >2%, and only 18% gained >2% (p < 0.0001). Decreases in physical activity and increases in screen time were reported frequently in all weight-change categories. Similarly, there were few differences among the categories on standardized psychosocial measures or self-reported effects of the shutdown on participants' lives. However, when differences were seen, the most negative impact was in those who gained weight.CONCLUSIONS:
Although weight loss appeared more common than weight gain during the shutdown, the weight-change groups did not differ on most psychosocial and behavioral variables.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Physiology
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Metabolism
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Oby.23674
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