Approximate doubling in rate of BMI increase seen between prepandemic and pandemic periods; higher increases reported for those with overweight, obesity
Higher Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire total score correlated with higher frequency of severe attacks, lower drug efficacy
Mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis not linked to symptoms of depression, but linked to internalizing behaviors from age 4 years
While nearly one in three will experience points of remission of ADHD symptoms, most experience recurrence over time and few outgrow it
Likelihood of using substances up when youth were stressed by pandemic-related uncertainty, family experienced material hardship
Vaping cessation behaviors tied to tobacco co-use, vaping device, harm perceptions, and reasons for vaping
Findings seen in longitudinal study of U.S. teens of diverse backgrounds recruited from schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area
Findings based on surveys of Ohio State students in August 2020 and April 2021
Pooled prevalence estimates 25.2 and 20.5 percent for clinically elevated depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively