Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic
This study investigated the status of children with obesity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of lifestyle guidance on weight loss among children in Japan. We analysed the data of patients who visited our hospital after check-ups for obesity and evaluated the efficacy of lifest...
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| author | Takeshi Ninchoji Yuya Aoto Natsuki Momo Jun Maruyama Hiroaki Ioi Hayato Uchida |
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| description | This study investigated the status of children with obesity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of lifestyle guidance on weight loss among children in Japan. We analysed the data of patients who visited our hospital after check-ups for obesity and evaluated the efficacy of lifestyle guidance. The patients were divided into groups A, B, and C (year 2011, 2019, and 2021, respectively). There were no differences in body weight, obesity index (OI), blood pressure, or alanine transaminase (ALT) levels between the groups; however, aspartate transaminase (AST) level was the highest in Group C. In Group C, only OI increased between the primary and secondary screenings; however, OI and body mass index (BMI) improved during the second screening and more children in the weight loss group followed lifestyle guidance. OI/BMI did not change over the past decade; however, short-term weight gain was significant owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and simple guidance was effective in reducing weight. Future challenges include identifying methods to achieve long-term weight loss. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-638dc338b0204cfc90f4beef6c54636a2023-08-10T19:55:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-08-011110.3389/fped.2023.12286811228681Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemicTakeshi Ninchoji0Yuya Aoto1Natsuki Momo2Jun Maruyama3Hiroaki Ioi4Hayato Uchida5Department of Paediatrics, Harima Himeji General Medical Centre, Himeji, JapanDepartment of Paediatrics, Harima Himeji General Medical Centre, Himeji, JapanDepartment of Paediatrics, Harima Himeji General Medical Centre, Himeji, JapanDepartment of Paediatrics, Harima Himeji General Medical Centre, Himeji, JapanIoi Pediatrics Clinic, Himeji, JapanSchool of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, Himeji, JapanThis study investigated the status of children with obesity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects of lifestyle guidance on weight loss among children in Japan. We analysed the data of patients who visited our hospital after check-ups for obesity and evaluated the efficacy of lifestyle guidance. The patients were divided into groups A, B, and C (year 2011, 2019, and 2021, respectively). There were no differences in body weight, obesity index (OI), blood pressure, or alanine transaminase (ALT) levels between the groups; however, aspartate transaminase (AST) level was the highest in Group C. In Group C, only OI increased between the primary and secondary screenings; however, OI and body mass index (BMI) improved during the second screening and more children in the weight loss group followed lifestyle guidance. OI/BMI did not change over the past decade; however, short-term weight gain was significant owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and simple guidance was effective in reducing weight. Future challenges include identifying methods to achieve long-term weight loss.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1228681/fullobesity screeningCOVID-19obesity indexbody mass indexchildren |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Ninchoji Yuya Aoto Natsuki Momo Jun Maruyama Hiroaki Ioi Hayato Uchida Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Pediatrics obesity screening COVID-19 obesity index body mass index children |
| title | Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | obesity screening COVID-19 obesity index body mass index children |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1228681/full |
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