Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the body mass index of children seen in the City of Buenos Aires.

Autor:	Sanluis Fenelli G; Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Rodríguez Tablado M; Ministry of Health, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Ferrero F; Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Ossorio MF; Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Ferraro M; Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Torres F; Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jazyk:	English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Archivos argentinos de pediatria [Arch Argent Pediatr] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 122 (2), pp. e202310064. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 12.
DOI:	10.5546/aap.2023-10064.eng
Abstrakt:	Introduction. Childhood overweight and obesity are a public health problem. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to this condition. The body mass index (BMI) Z-score has been accepted as an indicator for overweight and obesity diagnosis and follow-up. Objective. To assess whether the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the BMI Z-score in children aged 2 to 5 years increased during the pandemic. Population and methods. Retrospective, cohort study. Patients included were those seen at public health care facilities in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), who were aged 2 to 5 years, had weight and height values recorded at 2 different visits, before and after the establishment of the preventive and mandatory social isolation policy. Patients' nutritional status (BMI Z-score) and the variation in this indicator between both visits were recorded. Results. A total of 3866 subjects were assessed; their average age was 3.4 ± 0.8 years; 48.1% were girls. The average interval between both visits was 14.3 ± 2.5 months. The prevalence of overweight/ obesity increased from 12.6% (95% CI: 11.6-13.6) to 20.9% (95% CI: 19.6-22.2), p < 0.001, and so did the BMI Z-score (0.4 ± 1.1 versus 0.8 ± 1.3, p < 0.001). Conclusion. The prevalence of overweight and obesity and the BMI Z-score in children aged 2 to 5 years increased significantly during the pandemic. (Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.)
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