Boys’ and Girls’ Weight Status and Math Performance From Kindergarten Entry Through Fifth Grade: A Mediated Analysis

Gable, Sara; Krull, Jennifer L.; Chang, Yiting

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01803.x

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“…These may have bearing on, among others, mathematical ability. In turn, these functions are related to brain activity and functioning (16,23). Even though our study shows a relationship between being overweight/obese and academic performance at an epidemiological level, the interrelationships observed in this study were relatively weak (OR=1.182-1.887, p<0.05), when one considers the large sample size.…”

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Association between Overweight/Obesity and Academic Performance in South Korean Adolescents

Kim¹,

So²

2013

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between academic performance and obesity/overweight among South Korean adolescents. Our data set included 72,399 adolescents in grades 7-12 who had participated in the 5th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-based Survey (KYRBWS-V) in 2009. We assessed the association between academic performance and body mass index (BMI), using multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for covariates such as age, parents' education level, economic status, mental stress experienced, sleep duration, frequency of muscle-strengthening exercises, smoking and drinking behaviour, and vigorous and moderate physical activity (PA). For boys, being overweight (compared with being of normal weight) had a significantly greater odds of poor academic performance (OR=1.182, 95% CI 1.052-1.329, p=0.005). Obese boys had 1.182 (1.048-1.332, p=0.006), 1.461 (1.294-1.648, p<0.001), and 1.443 (1.256-1.657, p<0.001) greater odds of having average, poor, and very poor performance, respectively. In the analysis for girls, overweight girls had 1.314 (1.124-1.536, p<0.001) and 1.296 (1.084-1.548, p=0.004) greater odds of having poor and very poor academic performance, respectively. Finally, obese girls had 1.374 (1.098-1.718, p=0.005), 1.672 (1.339-2.089, p<0.001), and 1.887 (1.478-2.409, p<0.001) greater odds of having average, poor, or very poor academic performance, respectively. Thus, overweight/obesity was negatively associated with academic performance in both boys and girls. The results of this study indicate that adolescents would benefit from weight management to prevent obesity and, possibly, improve academic performance.

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Association between Overweight/Obesity and Academic Performance in South Korean Adolescents

Kim¹,

So²

2013

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Stunting is associated with increased risks of low academic performance and grade repetition (8). Obesity is also associated with increased risks of school absenteeism and poor school performance (9,10). Whether these associations represent causal effects is a matter of debate.…”

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Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Children Is Associated with Grade Repetition and School Absenteeism, Independent of Folate, Iron, Zinc, or Vitamin A Status Biomarkers

Duong

Mora‐Plazas

Marín

et al. 2015

The Journal of Nutrition

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“…31–32 Details of all growth patterns identified in this first stage of analysis are provided (Appendix 1). We then began our focused analysis of obesity resilient patterns including healthy weight maintenance (HWM) and return to healthy weight (RHW) that were defined in the following manner:…”

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Predictors of Favorable Growth Patterns During the Obesity Epidemic Among US School Children

Hernandez

Marcell

Garcia

et al. 2015

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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Objective Report the prevalence of favorable growth patterns including healthy weight maintenance (HWM) and return to healthy weight (RHW) among US school-age children. Methods A longitudinal analysis of childhood growth patterns from the ECLS-Kindergarten cohort was completed (n=9,416). The primary outcome included describing the prevalence of HWM/RHW patterns using consecutive child growth data from K-5th grades. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore predictors of HWM/RHW. Incidence of RHW is calculated by grade level. Results Seventy percent (n=6617) of children enter kindergarten at a healthy weight and approximately 70% maintained a healthy weight through 5th grade. Among overweight/obese kindergartners, only 17.1% outgrew their weight risk (RHW) by 5th grade. Conclusions Fewer than 1 in 5 at-risk children outgrow their weight risk during school-age yet a majority of healthy weight children can maintain healthy weight during a critical growth period. Future work should explore additional socio-ecologic factors associated with favorable growth.

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Boys’ and Girls’ Weight Status and Math Performance From Kindergarten Entry Through Fifth Grade: A Mediated Analysis

Cited by 48 publications

References 55 publications

Association between Overweight/Obesity and Academic Performance in South Korean Adolescents

Association between Overweight/Obesity and Academic Performance in South Korean Adolescents

Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Children Is Associated with Grade Repetition and School Absenteeism, Independent of Folate, Iron, Zinc, or Vitamin A Status Biomarkers

Predictors of Favorable Growth Patterns During the Obesity Epidemic Among US School Children

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