Weight gain in Chinese youth during a 4-month COVID-19 lockdown: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To observe the weight change in Chinese youth during a 4-month COVID-19 lockdown, and the association between weight change and mental health, physical activity and sedentary time changes, and dietary habits.

Design

A retrospective observational study.

Settings

Two universities located in Zhejiang and Hunan provinces, China.

Participants

This study enrolled 12 889 college students whose body weight was measured before the lockdown (1 December 2019-20 January 2020) at the two universities, and reported their weight measured at home or community after the end of the lockdown (1-23 May 2020) via an online follow-up questionnaire.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was the weight change in Chinese youth during a 4-month loc

SUBMITTER: Dun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8300557 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature