Trends in obesity defined by body mass index among adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study of the 2009–2023 Canadian Community Heath Surveys
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of BMI-defined obesity, and especially class III obesity, increased at a faster rate than before the pandemic. Some groups that historically had lower levels of obesity were disproportionately affected during the pandemic.
Authors
- Laura N. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-5073)
- Arthur Sweetman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-7557)
- Md. Rabiul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3133-9333)
Institutions
- The Centre for Health (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Anderson University - South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241421
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40
Funders
- McMaster University
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research