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outcome in patients getting standard of care treatment. However, the trial designs presumably lack the
power to identify negative effects of Zn supplementation, especially in the vulnerable groups of elderly
and patients with co-morbidities (contributing 9 out of 10 deaths; up to >8,000-fold higher mortality).
In this study, we have analyzed COVID-19 mortality and incidence data from 23 socially similar European
populations with comparable confounders (population: 522.47 million; experiencing up to >150-fold
difference in death rates) and at the matching stage of the pandemic (March 12 to June 26, 2020;
first wave of COVID-19 incidence and mortality). Our results suggest a positive correlation between
population’s Zn-sufficiency and COVID-19 mortality [r2: 0.62-0.49] as well as incidence [r2: 0.65-0.32].
The observed association is contrary to what would be expected if Zn sufficiency was protective in
COVID-19. Thus, controlled trials or retrospective analyses of the adverse event patient’s data should be
undertaken to correctly guide the practice of Zn supplementation in COVID-19.

OS19: Life Course Perspectives on the links between screen

time and nutritional changes during the transition to young
Adulthood

Chanda Maurya,
International Institute for Population sciences, Email-ID: chandamaurya159@gmail.com
Keywords: Screen time, Nutritional Changes, Social media, Physical activity, Sleep quality

Background: Excessive media use increases the risk of obesity/overweight among adolescents.
According to Displacement theory concept, internet use or screen time activity reduce the time for other
activity like physical activity, sleep hour etc. the result of these ended in increases in caloric intake,
physical inactivity, short duration of sleep as well as the promotion of a sedentary lifestyle due to media
use.

Data and Methods:
The data were curved out from longitudinal survey data conducted in two states in India, Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar. To assess nutritional status for adolescents, anthropometry information were used. We
were used Body Mass Index (BMI), calculated using height and weight of the adolescents. The WHO
recommended cut-off points for overweight and obesity are BMI-for-age Z-score >+1 SD and >+2 SD,
respectively. BMI-for-age Z -score < -2SD and < -3SD are set as the cut-off points for thinness and
severe thinness, respectively. Outcome variable: Changes in Nutritional status recoded as:not become
or stay overweight/obese, become overweight/obese and remains overweight/obese. Multinomial logistic
regression analysis were used to find the significant factors associated with nutritional changes.

Result: There were 1.8% and 2.5% increment in overweight adolescents population. About 58.8% male
adolescents and 59.8% female uses mobile phone one to two hour per day. Adolescen’s screen time
daily 3 or more hour daily were 1.6 time more likely to be worsen in nutritional status. Adolescents from
middle wealth quantile were more likely to be worsen nutrition than rich adolescents. Use seven or more
hour mobile phone daily as well as 14 and more hour of sedentary habits only in screen time in past week
were more likely to become overweight/obese

Conclusion: Physical activity, more hour mobile phone use as well as sleep problem are the significant
factors which were associated with the sifting of non-overweight/obese to overweight as well as remain
overweight/obese.

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