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Changes in Adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Overweight and Obesity among Children in Northeastern Japan: A Longitudinal Study before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Kim, Hyunshik Ma, Jiameng Kim, Junghoon Xu, Daolin Lee, Sunkyoung |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | There are few studies comparing adherence to Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines (24-h MG) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and exploring the pandemic’s effect on childhood obesity. This survey-based 2-year study investigated changes in obesity and adherence to the 24-h MG in children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected at two points in time: pre-COVID-19 (May 2019; T1; n = 247) and during-COVID-19 (May 2021; T2; n = 171). Participants were healthy elementary school children aged between 6–12 years in northeastern Japan. The questionnaire comprised items on physical activity, screen time, sleep duration, adherence to the 24-h MG, and anthropometric and demographic characteristics. Among all participants, a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) between the average body mass index at T1 (M = 16.06 $kg/m^{2}$, SD = 2.08 $kg/m^{2}$) and T2 (M = 18.01 $kg/m^{2}$, SD = 3.21 $kg/m^{2}$) was observed, where 17.8% were overweight and obese at T1 and 24% at T2, and 10.9% adhered to all 24 h MG at T1 and 4.1% at T2. To prevent obesity in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental changes should be evaluated and appropriate preventive measures taken, including pro-community health programs that encourage parent-children outdoor activities. |
| Ending Page | 177 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 167 |
| e-ISSN | 26734168 |
| DOI | 10.3390/obesities1030015 |
| Journal | Obesities |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-11-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Obesities Biomedical Social Sciences Covid-19 Obesity Overweight Sleep Duration Screen Time Physical Activity Longitudinal Survey |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
