Rates of Body Mass Index Increase in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Loza AJ, Child I, Doolittle BR. Rates of Body Mass Index Increase in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity 2022, 19: 353-356. PMID: 35904946, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2022.0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic visitsWeight gainRetrospective longitudinal cohort studyBody mass index increaseRegular clinic visitsSignificant public health concernPrimary care clinicsHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyYears of ageCOVID-19 pandemicPublic health concernPublic health officialsCohort studyCare clinicsPediatric obesityObesity statusRisk factorsPrepandemic periodHigher baselineAge groupsBMIHealth concernStudy periodHealth officials