Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on body weight in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A series of studies have reported weight gain in association with COVID-19 lockdowns; typically, this research has had short-term follow up in populations that tended to gain weight. In this study the effect of prolonged lockdowns on weight were assessed in a population of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Prior to lockdown subjects gained an average of 0.022kg per month; after lockdown this trend reversed with subjects losing weight at 0.032kg per month, a trend that was highly significant (p<0.001). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.