An independent association was found between the occurrence of hyperglycaemic events during the first postnatal week and later development of treatment-demanding ROP, when adjusted for known risk factors.
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-yearold 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-yearolds and lower odds of unintended weight gain in 4-18-year-olds. Any long COVIDrelated symptom was associated with higher odds of weight changes regardless of COVID-19 status.
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