Dynamics of childhood obesity in Hong Kong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic before and after the school closures: a 3-year longitudinal study

Dynamics of childhood obesity in Hong Kong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic before and after the school closures: a 3-year longitudinal study

This study is to evaluate if there is any difference in the balance between incidence of and remission from overweight/obesity in Hong Kong school-age children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic over three years. This is a retrospective longitudinal study that involved children aged 6–16 years...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public health (London) 2024-01, Vol.226, p.80-83
Hauptverfasser: Yip, K.M., So, H.K., Wong, W.H.S., Wong, R.S., Tung, K.T.S., Tso, W.W.Y., Wong, I.C.K., Yam, J.C., Kwan, M.Y.W., Fung, G.P.G., Wong, S.W.S., Ip, P.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Child
Childhood obesity
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Hong Kong children
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Longitudinal study
Overweight - epidemiology
Pandemics
Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology
Remission of obesity
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:This study is to evaluate if there is any difference in the balance between incidence of and remission from overweight/obesity in Hong Kong school-age children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic over three years. This is a retrospective longitudinal study that involved children aged 6–16 years from a database of the School Physical Fitness Award Scheme. 2765 students were longitudinally followed up for two years. The prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity was increased between the 2019 and 2021 academic years (P 
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2023.10.037