Modified body mass index z-scores in children in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assia MillerRisa BochnerNancy SohlerRose CalixteCameron ChanVatcharapan UmpaichitraElman ShalmiyevNatalia NovikovaNinad DesaiWarren SeigelVivian ChinSundari PeriasamyLee WaldmanMahrukh BamjiNikita NagpalCarol Duh-LeongMakhmood ReznikMary MessitoRenee BargmanPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2022)
In NYC, the worsening mBMIz trajectories for children associated with COVID-19 restrictions did not reverse by 2021. Decisions about continuing restrictions, such as school closures, should carefully weigh the negative health impact of these policies.