Table 3. Changes in obesity prevalence associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for children in the most deprived areas (percentage points).
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obese (including severely obese) (BMI≥95th pc) | Obese (including severely obese) (BMI≥95th pc) | Obese (including severely obese) (BMI≥95th pc) | ||||
| Most deprived vs least deprived | 9·4 | [8·4–10·5] | 8·5 | [7·7–9·2] | 8·5 | [7·7–9·2] |
| (p<·0001) | (p<·0001) | (p<·0001) | ||||
| (both age groups) | ||||||
| Year 6 | 10·8 | [9·8–11·8] | 9·6 | [8·9–10·3] | 9·4 | [8·7–10·1] |
| (p<·0001) | (p<·0001) | (p<·0001) | ||||
| Boys | 2·4 | [1·7–3·1] | 2·3 | [1·6–3·0] | ||
| (both age groups) | (p<·0001) | (p<·0001) | ||||
| 2020/2021 | 2·6 | [-0·7–5·8] | 2·7 | [-0·1–5·5] | 2·7 | [-0·0–5·4] |
| (both age groups) | (0·116) | (0·060) | (0·050) | |||
| Post pandemic | -0·9 | [-3·7–2·0] | -0·8 | [-3·3–1·7] | -2·1 | [-5·8–1·5] |
| (both age groups) | (0·546) | (0·526) | (0·244) | |||
| Post pandemic * most deprived | 3·6 | [0·1–7·2] | 3·9 | [1·0–6·7] | 3·9 | [1·1–6·6] |
| (0·045) | (0·008) | (0·006) | ||||
| (both age groups) | ||||||
| Post pandemic * year 6 | 1·7 | [-1·1–4·4] | ||||
| (0·233) | ||||||
| Post pandemic * boys | 1·0 | [-1·7–3·8] | ||||
| (both age groups) | (0·460) | |||||
| Observations | 64 | 128 | 128 | |||
| R-squared | 0·947 | 0·925 | 0·927 | |||
| F-stat | 139·5 | 179·2 | 154·5 | |||
| Prob>F | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Columns 1–3 indicate 3 different regression models with the dependent variables in the headings
Observations in model (1) refer to annual averages by age and deprivation. Observations in models (2) and (3) also by sex.
95% CI in brackets
P values in parenthesis