Reduced Physical Activity and Increased Weight Status in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Children, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(2), С. 178 - 178

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2025

Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lifestyles of children and adolescents because restrictions imposed to contain infection. This systematic review examined possible reduction in children’s adolescents’ physical activity changes their BMI weight status. Methods: A (PROSPERO: CRD42024589208) English-language studies published up 1 October 2024 individuals with a mean age between 6 18 years that investigated data before during or after focused on status according age, sex, country making use PubMed, Web Science, Scopus, identified 1040 articles. Results: Following PRISMA statement, 26 articles whole set 138,737 were enclosed review. majority included moderate quality, as determined by Newcastle–Ottawa Scale adapted for observational studies. found decrease PA, an increase sedentary activities during/after lockdown, prevalence overweight obesity, especially males 8–11-year-olds. Conclusions: interruption restriction outdoor sports resulted more lifestyle among adolescents, contributing overall alarming implications related health risks other noncommunicable diseases. Therefore, adverse effects restrictive measures should be assessed when implementing public strategies pandemics.

Язык: Английский

Analysis of the significance and gender differences in the factors influencing antisocial behaviors among adolescents

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2025

Adolescent antisocial behavior not only has an adverse effect on the healthy development of adolescents but also poses a threat to social order and public safety. The study included 18,470 high school students during 2020–2023 year as participants. Random forest was used assess importance influencing factors, binary logistic regression analysis conducted top eight identified factors.The participants, consisting 8,867 boys 9,603 girls. results showed that parents' educational expectations (boys: OR = 0.942, girls: 0.903) smoking 1.055, 1.066) were common factors affecting in both boy girl adolescents. number good friends (OR 1.122), current place residence 1.039), engage regular physical activity 0.916) specific for adolescents' behavior, while family economic conditions 1.092) factor behavior. showcases Forest Model Logistic can effectively identify analyze model performance is good. their effects show gender differences. Therefore, we should formulate targeted prevention improvement measures anti-social behaviors.

Язык: Английский