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Research Article: Work- and mental health-related events and body mass index trajectories during the Covid-19 lockdown. Evidence from the lifelines cohort study in the Netherlands

Date Published: 2023-12-02

Abstract:
The aim of this study was to identify heterogeneity in trajectories of body mass index (BMI) during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Moreover, we aimed to investigate whether work- and mental health-related disruptive events experienced during the pandemic, such as job insecurity or depression, were associated with such BMI trajectories.

Introduction:
Overweight and obesity are a growing public health concern. Despite being mainly caused by preventable factors, the prevalence of overweight has tripled in the last 50 years and, nowadays, affects around 60% of adults in Europe [1]. Obesity, often defined as having a body mass index (BMI)—i.e., a person’s weight divided by their height and expressed in kg/m2- of 30 or higher, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality [2] and an important risk factor for chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases,…

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