Gender differences in bodyweight change following COVID-19 lockdown measures in the Netherlands: a prospective longitudinal study

Background The current study aimed to prospectively assess bodyweight change following the implementation of lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands and to explore the potentially moderating role of gender in this association. Design Using Dutch DNB Household Survey panel data collected between 1993 and 2020, we estimated fixed-effects regression models of bodyweight change. Models were stratified by gender and formal tests of gender differences in coefficient estimates were performed. Participants 4365 women and 4583 men aged 18–65 were included in the study. The... Mehr ...