Mogasala Saiteja, Helzer Catherine, Welch Robert D, Secord Elizabeth, McGrath Eric
Medical Education, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
SAGE Open Med. 2024 Jul 29;12:20503121241267081. doi: 10.1177/20503121241267081. eCollection 2024.
Many youth saw a rise in body mass index and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with virtual schooling and a lack of physical exercise options due to lockdown orders. However, the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic on body mass index in HIV-infected youth on anti-viral therapy has not been studied.
This study examined COVID-19's impact on body mass index in 157 behaviorally acquired and 39 perinatally acquired youth living with HIV.
Retrospective chart analysis was conducted for body mass index records across pre-COVID, COVID, and post-COVID periods.
Age and acquired type showed significant associations with increased body mass index. Limitations included missing data and physiological body mass index changes.
The perinatally acquired group's body mass index increased by 1.6 during and 2.3 post-pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels. Longitudinal follow-up of body mass index changes is needed in this vulnerable population.
在新冠疫情期间,许多青少年的体重指数上升且出现肥胖,这与虚拟学校教育以及因封锁令导致缺乏体育锻炼选择有关。然而,全球新冠疫情对接受抗病毒治疗的感染艾滋病毒青少年的体重指数的影响尚未得到研究。
本研究调查了新冠疫情对157名行为感染和39名围产期感染艾滋病毒青少年体重指数的影响。
对新冠疫情前、疫情期间和疫情后的体重指数记录进行回顾性图表分析。
年龄和感染类型与体重指数增加显著相关。局限性包括数据缺失和生理性体重指数变化。
与疫情前水平相比,围产期感染组在疫情期间体重指数增加了1.6,疫情后增加了2.3。需要对这一脆弱人群的体重指数变化进行纵向随访。