Table 2.
Changes in BMI, obesity and overweight before and after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among participants at a Safety-net Health System in Massachusetts.
| Obesity, n (%) |
Overweight, n (%) |
Mean BMI (SD) in kg/m2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After |
| All | 167 (23.2) | 192 (27.4) | 288 (41.1) | 312 (44.5) | 21.07 (6.25) | 21.57 (6.36) |
| Sex: | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Males | 85 (27.4) | 91 (29.4) | 136 (43.8) | 147 (47.4) | 20.65 (6.01) | 21.25 (6.13) |
| Females | 82 (20.9) | 101 (25.8) | 152 (38.9) | 165 (42.2) | 21.39 (6.43) | 21.83 (6.54) |
| Age: | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 y | 46 (19.7) | 58 (24.8) | 85 (36.3) | 103 (44.0) | 16.76 (2.54) | 17.19 (2.90) |
| 6-11 y | 54 (33.9) | 59 (37.1) | 76 (47.8) | 84 (52.8) | 19.84 (4.88) | 20.95 (5.23) |
| 12-18 y | 67 (21.8) | 75 (24.4) | 127 (41.2) | 125 (40.6) | 24.97 (6.46) | 25.23 (6.60) |
| Language: | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| English | 83 (23.8) | 89 (25.5) | 137 (39.3) | 149 (42.7) | 21.18 (6.54) | 21.68 (6.71) |
| Spanish | 45 (40.5) | 52 (46.9) | 64 (57.7) | 66 (59.5) | 22.17 (6.66) | 22.91 (6.88) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | 28 (15.7) | 38 (21.4) | 67 (37.6) | 70 (39.3) | 20.42 (5.54) | 20.89 (5.51) |
| Haitian Creole | 5 (21.7) | 5 (21.7) | 8 (34.8) | 11 (47.8) | 22.57 (5.94) | 22.85 (5.83) |
| Others | 6 (15.0) | 8 (20.0) | 12 (30.0) | 16 (40.0) | 18.96 (4.86) | 19.23 (4.49) |
BMI: body mass index; m: meter; SD: standard deviation; kg: kilogram.