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. 2023 Jan 19;35(12):1145–1149. doi: 10.3967/bes2022.145

Comparison of Obesity Prevalence among Middle and High School Graduates before and after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Yan Hui LU a,&, Zi Yan DOU b,&, Kai Ping ZHAO c,&, Dong YAN d,&, Shuo CHEN b, Jun Xia CHENG e, Glen M BLAKE f, Karen HIND g, Jing Bo ZHANG b, Xiao Guang CHENG d,#, Jing WU e,#
PMCID: PMC9850447  PMID: 36597295

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Biographies

Biographical notes of the first authors: LU Yan Hui, female, born in 1978, Dr., Associate Professor, majoring in comprehensive prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes

DOU Zi Yan, male, born in 1978, Technician in Charge, majoring in physical examination quality control

ZHAO Kai Ping, female, born in 1986, Senior Statistician, majoring in osteoporosis epidemiology, health statistics and health management

YAN Dong, male, born in 1980, Dr., Associate Chief Physician, majoring in imaging diagnosis of skeletal and muscle diseases.

Footnotes

This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China [code: 2020YFC2008900] and the Beijing Hospital Authority Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support [code: ZYLX202107].

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