Key result
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns contributed to increased childhood obesity, accelerated pubertal progression, and altered glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Why the study?
Long-term isolation, restrictions, and lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected children and adolescents, motivating a review of its impact on childhood obesity, pubertal progression, and type 1 diabetes.
Does the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown affect childhood obesity, pubertal progression, and type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents?
Does the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown affect childhood obesity, pubertal progression, and type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents?
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns significantly impacted pediatric endocrinology by increasing the risk of childhood obesity, accelerating pubertal progression, and altering the management of type 1 diabetes.
May prompt closer post-pandemic monitoring of pediatric weight and glycemic control; leaves open causal confirmation via prospective studies.
In the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people have had to stay in isolation for months. Children did not go to school for a long time, they spent much more time at home and were sedentary. They also spent much more time on screen-related activities (personal computer (PC), mobile phone, music player, tablet, game console, and television (TV). These situations have had various effects on children and adolescents. Undoubtedly, long-term restrictions and lifestyle changes have had effects on individuals with childhood obesity, pubertal progression, and type 1 diabetes (T1D). In this review, articles investigating the effect of COVID-19 quarantine/pandemic on adolescence, childhood obesity and diabetes were compiled and the effect of the COVID pandemic on these frequently encountered situations in pediatric endocrine practice was tried to be revealed.
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Sağsak et al. (2021) conducted a review in Childhood obesity, pubertal progression, and type 1 diabetes. COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown vs. Pre-pandemic period was evaluated. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns contributed to increased childhood obesity, accelerated pubertal progression, and altered glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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