EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON A BODY MASS INDEX OF OLDER AMERICANS: A REPEATED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Krishna Sapkota, J Scott Brown, Jennifer Kinney · 2023
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Krishna Sapkota, J Scott Brown, and Jennifer Kinney tracked body mass index in older Americans across the pandemic years, in a study from twenty twenty-three. Lockdowns and isolation may have changed eating, activity, and daily habits. The team used a large national health survey to compare trends before and during the outbreak.
Body mass kept rising in both middle-aged and older adults, but at different speeds. In older adults the rise slowed over time, while in middle-aged adults it sped up during the pandemic. Patterns also differed by sex and by race. The authors conclude that the pandemic sped up weight gain most clearly in middle age.
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| CREATOR | Krishna Sapkota, J Scott Brown, Jennifer Kinney |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |