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Rev Biomed 2025; 36 (1)

Overweight-obesity behavior with biochemical parameters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in young university students

Trejo-Sánchez BE, Sánchez-Barragan B, Romero-Vázquez A, González-Garrido JA

Language: Spanish
References: 35
Page: 4-12
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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Obesity is a risk factor in the development of severe complications from SARS-CoV-2, as well as in chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. However, the only condition that can be reversed is obesity, which can be reversed by reducing inflammation and strengthening the immune system.
Objective. To know the behavior of overweight-obesity with biochemical parameters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in young university students.
Materials and methods. An analytical cross-sectional observational study was carried out with data from before the pandemic (2015-2017) and during the pandemic (2021) of university students (n= 5886) with an average age of 18 years from the Chontalpa Campus of the Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco. BMI was calculated based on the criteria established by the WHO.
Results. In pandemic, the prevalence of overweight-obesity (7.10% in men and 5.50% in women) and its CA (14.40% in men and 4.30% in women) increased with a strong correlation (p-value < 0.01) in both periods and sexes. A greater increase was observed in women during the pandemic compared to men, compared to pre-pandemic results. The prevalence of glucose risk values was 30.17%, triglycerides 37.48% and cholesterol 21.46% in both periods.
Conclusion. The behavior of the prevalence of overweight-obesity increased, indicating an increase in metabolic risk during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period.


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