The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the distribution of fat tissue and skinfold thickness in adolescents from Kraków (Poland)

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 PEDIATRICS

Pediatric Obesity Pub Date : 2024-08-11 DOI:10.1111/ijpo.13160

Paulina Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń, Łukasz Kryst

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Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the lifestyle and dietary habits of societies worldwide. The aim of the study was to assess changes in the distribution of fat tissue and skinfold thickness in adolescents (aged 11–15) from Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods

Two cross-sectional studies conducted in 2020 and 2022 (before and after the pandemic) involved 1662 adolescents from the Kraków population. Skinfold thickness measurements were taken. The trunk adiposity index, limbs-to-trunk fat ratio and limbs-to-total skinfold ratio were calculated. Statistical analysis employed a two-way ANOVA, Tukey's HSD test and the Kruskal–Wallis test, depending on the normality of the distribution.

Results

Higher skinfold thicknesses were observed in the majority of age groups in both sexes from the 2022 cohort in comparison with the 2020 cohort. Additionally, higher values of the trunk adiposity index and the limbs-to-total skinfold ratio in most age groups were observed. However, an inverse trend was observed in the limbs-to-trunk fat radio.

Conclusions

The introduced restrictions such as lockdown, remote learning, reduced physical activity and changes in dietary habits could have influenced the distribution of fat tissue and skinfold thickness amongst adolescents from Kraków.

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COVID-19 大流行封锁对克拉科夫（波兰）青少年脂肪组织分布和皮褶厚度的影响。

背景：COVID-19 大流行极大地改变了全球社会的生活方式和饮食习惯。本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行期间克拉科夫青少年（11-15 岁）脂肪组织分布和皮褶厚度的变化：在 2020 年和 2022 年（大流行之前和之后）进行的两项横断面研究涉及克拉科夫人口中的 1662 名青少年。对皮褶厚度进行了测量。计算了躯干脂肪指数、四肢与躯干脂肪比率和四肢与总皮褶比率。统计分析采用了双向方差分析、Tukey's HSD 检验和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验（取决于分布的正态性）：结果：与 2020 年队列相比，2022 年队列的大多数男女年龄组的皮褶厚度更高。此外，大多数年龄组的躯干脂肪指数和四肢与总皮褶比值也较高。然而，在四肢与躯干的脂肪比率中却观察到了反向趋势：结论：在克拉科夫的青少年中，禁闭、远程学习、减少体育活动和改变饮食习惯等限制措施可能会影响脂肪组织的分布和皮褶厚度。

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来源期刊

Pediatric Obesity PEDIATRICS-

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

5.30%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Pediatric Obesity is a peer-reviewed, monthly journal devoted to research into obesity during childhood and adolescence. The topic is currently at the centre of intense interest in the scientific community, and is of increasing concern to health policy-makers and the public at large. Pediatric Obesity has established itself as the leading journal for high quality papers in this field, including, but not limited to, the following: Genetic, molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects of obesity – basic, applied and clinical studies relating to mechanisms of the development of obesity throughout the life course and the consequent effects of obesity on health outcomes Metabolic consequences of child and adolescent obesity Epidemiological and population-based studies of child and adolescent overweight and obesity Measurement and diagnostic issues in assessing child and adolescent adiposity, physical activity and nutrition Clinical management of children and adolescents with obesity including studies of treatment and prevention Co-morbidities linked to child and adolescent obesity – mechanisms, assessment, and treatment Life-cycle factors eg familial, intrauterine and developmental aspects of child and adolescent obesity Nutrition security and the "double burden" of obesity and malnutrition Health promotion strategies around the issues of obesity, nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents Community and public health measures to prevent overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.