Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Child Obes. 2022 Mar;18(2):143-146. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0128. Epub 2021 Oct 7.
Pandemic mitigation measures may lead to excess weight gain in children. Our objective was to assess weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in children of ages 4-12 years with overweight and obesity in San Francisco, CA. Children with BMI ≥85th percentile measured at a clinic visit from January to March 2020 were recruited. Follow-up BMI measurements were obtained between October 2020 and March 2021 from the electronic medical record or through a video study visit. Pre- and post-BMI measurements were obtained on = 91 participants. The majority were Latino (85%) and publicly insured (91%). Mean monthly weight gain was 0.73 kg [standard deviation (SD) 0.47], equivalent to yearly weight gain of 8.8 kg. Mean monthly change in BMI -score was 0.02 (SD 0.04) equivalent to yearly increase in BMI- of 0.24. Weight gain among children in San Francisco with overweight and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic far exceeded healthy weight gain for this age group.
大流行缓解措施可能导致儿童体重过度增加。我们的目的是评估加利福尼亚州旧金山超重和肥胖 4-12 岁儿童在 COVID-19 大流行期间的体重增加情况。从 2020 年 1 月至 3 月在诊所就诊时测量 BMI 大于等于第 85 百分位数的儿童被招募。在 2020 年 10 月至 2021 年 3 月期间,通过电子病历或视频研究访问获得随访 BMI 测量值。有 91 名参与者获得了 BMI 测量值前后的数据。大多数参与者为拉丁裔(85%)和公共保险(91%)。平均每月体重增加 0.73kg[标准差(SD)0.47],相当于每年体重增加 8.8kg。平均每月 BMI 评分变化为 0.02(SD 0.04),相当于 BMI 每年增加 0.24。在 COVID-19 大流行期间,旧金山超重和肥胖儿童的体重增加远远超过该年龄段健康体重增加的速度。