Association of Changes in Obesity Prevalence With the COVID-19 Pandemic in Youth in Massachusetts

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;176(2):198-201. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5095.

Authors

Allison J Wu¹, Izzuddin M Aris², Marie-France Hivert², Catherine Rocchio³, Noelle M Cocoros², Michael Klompas², Elsie M Taveras⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Commonwealth Informatics, Waltham, Massachusetts.
⁴ Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston.

Abstract

This cohort study assessed obesity prevalence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2018-2020) in children and adolescents in Massachusetts.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Mass Index
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Mental Health / statistics & numerical data
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Weight Gain*

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