Change in the trend of diet and lifestyle patterns among Indian children during COVID-19 confinement: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorYangdol, Padmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKalra, Namitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorTyagi, Rishien_US
dc.contributor.authorKhatri, Amiten_US
dc.contributor.authorKhandelwal, Deepaken_US
dc.contributor.authorGoyal, Tavishaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T07:18:11Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T07:18:11Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: To assess the change in the trend of diet and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and their association with various COVID-19-related consequences.Methods: A cross-sectional study that employed a structured 22-item questionnaire through teledentistry to 1500 children who previously visited the dental department of a tertiary hospital in Delhi. The dietary habits lifestyle changes (DHLC-COVID19) questionnaire, which was customized and validated for the study, and their COVID-19 related consequences were administered.Results: A statistically significant decreased intake of certain types of foods, high-carbohydrate snacks with a lower trend in snacking frequency was observed in children during COVID-19. The study investigated the association of variation of food intake in children i.e., 憂o consumption� and 慸ecreased consumption� in relation to family members who lost their job during COVID-19 and depicted significant relation w.r.t families who got infected, lost their life during COVID-19. Determinants of these perceived changes were examined in multivariable regression models, Chi-square test and Mc Nemar test. Moreover, a significant change in lifestyle behaviours was also observed in children during COVID-19. The comparison of weight assessment during COVID-19 and performing/ engaging in physical activity during the period depicted that there was a statistically significant difference in proportion (p<0.05).Conclusions: This study provides evidence of the detrimental effects of COVID-19 be taken into consideration when developing and implementing public health policies to protect children's health both during and after the pandemic, especially among vulnerable youngsters on the social spectrum.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationYangdol Padma, Kalra Namita, Tyagi Rishi, Khatri Amit, Khandelwal Deepak, Goyal Tavisha . Change in the trend of diet and lifestyle patterns among Indian children during COVID-19 confinement: a cross-sectional study . International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2024 Mar; 11(3): 303-314en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3283
dc.identifier.issn2349-3291
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/228706
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume11en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20240348en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectDietary habitsen_US
dc.subjectLifestyleen_US
dc.subjectPaediatric dentistryen_US
dc.subjectTeledentistryen_US
dc.titleChange in the trend of diet and lifestyle patterns among Indian children during COVID-19 confinement: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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