Effect of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Lockdown on Body Weight, Maladaptive Eating Habits, Anxiety, and Depression in a Bariatric Surgery Waiting List Cohort.

Interestingly, the lockdown and social distancing appeared to be associated with a reduced anxiety and depression scores in this obese population: a statistically significant reduction in the SAS anxiety index score was observed (48.98 ± 11.54 pre- versus 40.93 ± 8.81 post-lockdown, p < .001), together with a significant reduction in the proportion of individuals with an anxiety score above the normal range (63 to 30.4%, p = .002), while the reduction in the SDS index score and in the proportion with abnormal depression did not reach statistical significance (Table 1 ).

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