Changes in weight status during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact of educational level and mental health.

Siri RosenkildeThorkild I A SørensenMaria Holst Algren Lau Caspar Thygesen

Published in: European journal of public health (2023)

The results showed a significant increase in mean weight among the Danish population, particularly among individuals with lower educational levels and poorer mental health, but without detectable differences in obesity, supporting a long-term but minor impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight status.

Keyphrases

mental health
weight loss
weight gain
body mass index
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
mental illness
body weight
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
high fat diet induced