Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent, Ascension, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis, Ascension, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2024 Jul;63(7):902-913. doi: 10.1177/00099228231204481. Epub 2023 Oct 16.
Our study aim was to assess body mass index (BMI) change in children in the immediate 6 months of the pandemic, to follow longitudinal BMI change up to 30 months after the pandemic start, and to identify sociodemographic factors associated with these changes. Our study included a retrospective chart review of 1298 children 2 to 18 years old with office visits at an Indianapolis primary care clinic. Body mass index and sociodemographic information were collected at visits during 3 time periods: Prepandemic (March 1, 2019-February 28, 2020), Early Pandemic (June 1, 2020-November 30, 2020), and Late Pandemic (December 1, 2020-September 30, 2022). Data analysis indicated statistically significant increases in BMI monthly rate of change from Prepandemic to Early Pandemic periods. Interestingly, BMI rate of change stabilized from Early Pandemic to Late Pandemic periods but remained positive, suggesting children had slower, but persistent, continued BMI increase after the pandemic initiation.
我们的研究目的是评估疫情期间儿童的体重指数（BMI）在近 6 个月内的变化，跟踪 BMI 在疫情开始后长达 30 个月的纵向变化，并确定与这些变化相关的社会人口因素。我们的研究包括对印第安纳波利斯一家初级保健诊所的 1298 名 2 至 18 岁儿童进行的回顾性图表审查。体重指数和社会人口学信息在三个时间段的就诊时收集：疫情前（2019 年 3 月 1 日-2020 年 2 月 28 日）、早期疫情（2020 年 6 月 1 日-2020 年 11 月 30 日）和后期疫情（2020 年 12 月 1 日-2022 年 9 月 30 日）。数据分析表明，从疫情前到早期疫情期间，BMI 的每月变化率呈统计学显著增加。有趣的是，从早期疫情到后期疫情期间，BMI 的变化率趋于稳定，但仍呈正值，表明儿童在疫情开始后体重指数持续缓慢增长。
