Epidemiology of obesity and influential factors in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study of children and adolescents.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for overweight and obese among Chinese children and adolescents.

Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study included 16,640 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years across four provinces of China in 2016. Physical characteristics and responses to questionnaires were analyzed.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social isolation and loneliness among minority populations.

Background: The impact of social isolation and loneliness (SIL) was heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic disproportionately affected racial/ ethnic minorities, no studies have investigated the ramifications of the pandemic on SIL among these populations. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and pervasiveness of SIL during the COVID-19 pandemic on minority communities.