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>Changes in insulin resistance, body mass index and degree of obesity among junior high school students: A comparison before and after the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic
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Changes in insulin resistance, body mass index and degree of obesity among junior high school students: A comparison before and after the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Summary This study aimed to investigate how the COVID‐19 pandemic since 2020 has affected the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR), body mass index (BMI) and degree of obesity among Japanese children. HOMA‐IR, BMI and degree of obesity were calculated for 378 children 14–15?years old (boys/girls, 208/170) who underwent checkups during 2015–2021. Changes in these parameters over time and correlations between parameters were assessed, and the proportions of participants with IR (HOMA‐IR ≥2.5) were compared. HOMA‐IR values increased significantly over the study period (p?0.001), with a significantly large proportion of participants with IR in 2020–2021 (p?0.001). Conversely, BMI and degree of obesity did not change significantly. HOMA‐IR did not correlate with BMI or degree of obesity during 2020–2021. In conclusion, the COVID‐19 pandemic may have had an impact on the increase in the proportion of children with IR, regardless of BMI or degree of obesity.
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