Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study

Objective The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that youths with obesity, when removed from structured school activities and confined to their homes during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, will display unfavorable trends in lifestyle behaviors. Methods The sample included 41 childre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2020-08, Vol.28 (8), p.1382-1385
Hauptverfasser: Pietrobelli, Angelo, Pecoraro, Luca, Ferruzzi, Alessandro, Heo, Moonseong, Faith, Myles, Zoller, Thomas, Antoniazzi, Franco, Piacentini, Giorgio, Fearnbach, S. Nicole, Heymsfield, Steven B.
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Zusammenfassung:Objective The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that youths with obesity, when removed from structured school activities and confined to their homes during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, will display unfavorable trends in lifestyle behaviors. Methods The sample included 41 children and adolescents with obesity participating in a longitudinal observational study located in Verona, Italy. Lifestyle information including diet, activity, and sleep behaviors was collected at baseline and 3 weeks into the national lockdown during which home confinement was mandatory. Changes in outcomes over the two study time points were evaluated for significance using paired t tests. Results There were no changes in reported vegetable intake; fruit intake increased (P = 0.055) during the lockdown. By contrast, potato chip, red meat, and sugary drink intakes increased significantly during the lockdown (P value range, 0.005 to 
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.22861