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Trends in weight gain recorded in English primary care before and during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic: An observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform

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Background: Obesity and rapid weight gain are established risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and have emerged as independent risk factors for severe disease following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Restrictions imposed to reduce COVID-19 transmission resulted in profound societal changes that impacted many health behaviours, including physical activity and nutrition, associated with rate of weight gain. We investigated which clinical and sociodemographic characteristics...

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1004398

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University of Oxford
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Public Library of Science
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Volume:
21
Issue:
6
Article number:
e1004398
Publication date:
2024-06-24
Acceptance date:
2024-04-05
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1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277


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English
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2010479
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pubs:2010479
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2111907
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2024-07-16
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