Progression of obesity and abdominal obesity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia: a comparison of two cross-sectional population-based studies
The obesity epidemic worsened in urban Colombia after the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown, especially among adult males and underage females. The burden of excess adiposity is concentrated in women from disadvantaged groups.
Authors
- Valentina Guatibonza-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1173-577X)
- Agustín Pérez-Londoño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1117-1679)
- Carolina Betancourt-Villamizar
- Carlos O. Mendivil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-4206)
- Valentina Cuéllar-Rodríguez
Institutions
- Universidad de Los Andes (CO)
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001075
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00