Weight changes of children in 1 year during COVID-19 pandemic

Gwag, Si-Hwa; Oh, Ye Rim; Ha, Jae Wook; Kang, Eungu; Nam, Hyo-Kyoung; Lee, Yoon; Rhie, Young Jun; Lee, Kee-Hyoung

doi:10.1515/jpem-2021-0554

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“…It has been suggested that obesity, fast food consumption, and the consumption of growth-related health functional foods are factors accelerating the onset of puberty in Korean adolescents ( 25 ). The BMI of elementary school students has risen significantly over the past year, as the physical activity of adolescents has decreased, and their consumption of fast foods has increased as a result of COVID-19 ( 26 ). Meanwhile, the immune-related health functional food industry is experiencing a boom that is unprecedented ( 27 ).…”

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An increasing tendency of precocious puberty among Korean children from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic effect

Choi

2022

Front. Pediatr.

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IntroductionThis study was conducted to investigate changes and new trends over the past 6 years by analyzing the current status of precocious puberty (PP) treatment and treatment costs in Korea between 2016 and 2021.Materials and methodsAnnual and monthly number of patients diagnosed with PP from 2016 to 2021 were reviewed using the data from Healthcare Bigdata Hub. Annual medical insurance expenses for the treatment of PP were also reviewed. The data were compared by the gender of the patients.ResultsThe number of patients diagnosed with PP rose from 86,352 in 2016 to 166,645 in 2021, while medical expenses rose from KRW 64,111,689,000 in 2016 to KRW 134,642,100,000 in 2021. The percentage of male PP patients increased from 9.21% in 2016 to 19.55% in 2021.ConclusionIncreasing numbers of Korean patients diagnosed with PP. Consistent with the situation in other countries, the rapid increase in the number of cases since April 2020 appears to be a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Korea, this is considered a nationwide phenomenon. Also on the rise is the incidence of PP in males, which appears to be due to an increased awareness of the phenomenon. Further investigations are required to determine the possible causes in increasing prevalence of PP.

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An increasing tendency of precocious puberty among Korean children from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic effect

Choi

2022

Front. Pediatr.

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“…3 Previous studies reported a correlation between life-style changes and weight gain/increases in body mass index (BMI), [4][5][6][7][8] while others showed changes in BMI during the COVID-19 pandemic. [9][10][11][12][13][14] Longitudinal studies of more than 100 000 healthy children in the USA 10,11 and Germany 12 revealed ≥2-fold changes in monthly BMI or BMI standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS) and age-and sex-adjusted BMI during the pandemic from pre-pandemic years.…”

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Impact of school closure due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on body mass index in Japanese children: Retrospective longitudinal study

Nagashima

Inokuchi

Yasui

et al. 2022

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Aim During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the governments of many countries responded to high levels of infection with lockdowns. As a result, some children were reported to experience weight gain. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of school closures on body mass index (BMI) in Japanese children. Methods This was a retrospective study of students enrolled in the participating schools (6‐ to 11‐year‐old elementary school students and 12‐ to 14‐year‐old junior high school students) between 2015 and 2020. Using school health check‐up data, annual changes in the BMI standard deviation score (ΔBMI‐SDS) were calculated. We compared ΔBMI‐SDS in 2019–2020 with the corresponding control years. Results 19 565 children with complete data were included in the analysis. Median ΔBMI‐SDS in 2019–2020 were 0.24–0.35 in elementary school boys, 0.10–0.13 in junior high school boys, −0.02 to 0.15 in elementary school girls and −0.14 to −0.10 in junior high school girls. In comparison with every control year, ΔBMI‐SDS in 2019–2020 were significantly higher in elementary school boys (control years: −0.07 to 0.14) and junior high school boys (control years: −0.04 to 0.06), and significantly lower in junior high school girls (control years: −0.06 to 0.09). Conclusion BMI‐SDS increased significantly in elementary and junior high school boys, but decreased significantly in junior high school girls. The pandemic appears to have had an impact on Japanese children that was different from other countries.

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“…These changes in weight have affected individuals across the lifespan. In Korea, one study found that in the pediatric population, the proportion of overweight and obese children increased from 24.5% to 38.1% (p < 0.001) over only 1 year during the pandemic [25].…”

Section: Dietary Patterns and Weightmentioning

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COVID-19 and Cardiometabolic Health: Lessons Gleaned from the Pandemic and Insights for the Next Wave

Kolkailah

Riggs

Návar

et al. 2022

Curr Atheroscler Rep

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Purpose of ReviewTo review the current evidence regarding the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on cardiometabolic health, with a focus on strategies to help mitigate adverse effects on population health. Recent Findings Individuals with cardiometabolic disease are particularly vulnerable to worse outcomes with COVID-19 infection. In addition, the pandemic itself has had significant deleterious impact on the cardiometabolic health of the population, including declines in physical activity, increases in smoking and alcohol use, worsening blood pressure and glycemic control, and detrimental effects on mental health. Targeted interventions at the patient and community level will be needed to mitigate the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on population cardiometabolic health. Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened cardiometabolic health, but there are several opportunities and enhanced tools available to counteract these changes.

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Weight changes of children in 1 year during COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

An increasing tendency of precocious puberty among Korean children from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic effect

An increasing tendency of precocious puberty among Korean children from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic effect

Impact of school closure due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on body mass index in Japanese children: Retrospective longitudinal study

COVID-19 and Cardiometabolic Health: Lessons Gleaned from the Pandemic and Insights for the Next Wave

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