Lifestyle and overall health in high school children: Results from the Toyama birth cohort study, Japan

Li, Weixiu; Sekine, Michikazu; Yamada, Masaaki; Fujimura, Yuko; Tatsuse, Takashi

doi:10.1111/ped.13548

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“…Similarly, they found that girls who skipped breakfast, and had night-time eating patterns, personal computer use >4 h per day, and short night-time sleep duration, ≤6 h/night, were more likely to exhibit poor health status. Poorer health status predicted lower academic performance in both sexes (sex-independent finding) [21]. Likewise, in our study we did see that there is a significant relationship between students success and their status as per meal-skipping, with students skipping meals performing lower in terms of TEOG scores.…”

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The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

Kristo

Gultekin

Öztağ

et al. 2020

Behavioral Sciences

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Evidence associates scholastic performance to quality of eating habits. However, there is limited information on this topic in Turkey, an emerging economy with notable disparities. Our work aimed to evaluate the effect of eating habits quality of high-school students in Turkey, on the Scholastic Aptitude Standardized Examination (TEOG) scores. The study was conducted in 29 different cities in Turkey during the academic year 2016–2017, involving students of ages 14–17 years (up to senior-high school). A dietary habits survey developed and validated for this population was distributed over the internet in February 2017. Apart from students’ TEOG scores, Family Affluence Score (FAS) was used to categorize the students into low, medium, and high financial standing. Eating Habits Score (EHS) was calculated by using a validated scoring system. A working sample of 298 participants was used. Based on our results, we observed that there is a significant positive correlation between EHS, FAS and success rate of students as assessed by TEOG scores. Further research on this subject should be conducted in combination with intervention studies to reveal potential strategies and policies that would enhance positive behavior change as it relates to nutritional habits, aiming at improved scholastic performance and overall health throughout lifespan.

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The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

Kristo

Gultekin

Öztağ

et al. 2020

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Nine studies did not find a significant association [ 35 , 40 , 48 , 51 , 63 , 65 , 81 , 89 , 90 ]. Two studies observed a significant relationship between SB and SRH for girls only [ 3 , 39 ], and one study found a significant relationship for boys only [ 44 ] (see Table 1 ).…”

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“…In terms of the effect size value using an odds ratio for a binary categorical outcome, prior research suggests that a log odds greater than 2.0 or less than 0.5 is considered a large effect size [ 98 ]. A number of studies reported an odds ratio above 2.0 or below 0.5 [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 39 , 43 , 46 , 54 , 60 , 68 , 79 , 82 ], suggesting a large effect size.…”

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Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and self-rated health among the general population of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhang

2020

BMC Public Health

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Background Self-rated health (SRH) is an indicator that captures a person’s perception of their overall health status. The relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and SRH has been investigated in systematic reviews among adult and elderly populations. No systematic review to date has synthesized the relationship between PA, SB and SRH among children and adolescents. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the associations between PA, SB and SRH in the general population of children and adolescents and to investigate the dose-response relationship between PA, SB and SRH. Methods We conducted a computer search for English language studies in the databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PSYCINFO that were published between 1946 and 2019. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and the references of the identified publications for additional studies. A meta-analysis was employed to synthesize the associations between PA, SB respectively and SRH. The dose-response association was tested using a random effects meta-regression model. The review was reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results Sixty-eight published articles were included in the final review, including 59 cross-sectional and nine longitudinal studies. We found evidence that PA was associated with better SRH, and SB was associated with lower SRH among children and adolescents. A dose-response relationship between PA and SRH was observed, where a higher level of PA was associated with better SRH than a lower level of PA. The relationship between PA, SB and SRH was observed in both boys and girls, and did not show a significant gender difference. Conclusions The findings in the systematic review suggest that health intervention programmes targeting promoting PA and reducing SB among children and adolescents may enhance their overall health status. Future research is needed to expand prospective cohort and intervention studies to address directionality and causality in the relationships between PA, SB and SRH among children and youth. Trial registration PROSPERO - CRD42019142244 . Registered on October 18, 2019.

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“…Child lifestyles were assessed based on breakfast consumption, nighttime sleep duration, screen time in h/ day, and after-school "cram school" attendance. Here, "breakfast consumption" [10,27] was classified into two categories, "eat every day" and "skipping breakfast," while "nighttime sleep duration" [23] was categorized according to the number of sleeping hours (i.e., "more than 8 hours" and "less than 8 hours"). This was based on previous research indicating that Japanese elementary schoolchildren average approximately 8.5 h of sleep per night [25].…”

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Social and family factors as determinants of exercise habits in Japanese elementary school children: a cross-sectional study from the Super Shokuiku School Project

Sawa

Sekine

Yamada

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Environ Health Prev Med

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Background Many studies have already reported on the relationship between exercise habits and health among schoolchildren. However, few have examined social and/or family factors as determinants of exercise habits. Methods This study’s participants included 1721 schoolchildren aged between 6 and 13 who were involved in the Super Shokuiku School Project in January 2016. A survey was conducted to assess gender, grade level, physical activity, lifestyle, overall health, enrichment of school life, social background, and parental lifestyles. Both dislike and lack of physical activity were used to measure poor exercise habits; correlates were analyzed using logistic regression. Results “Lack of close friends” had the strongest links with both dislike (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 5.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.78–10.1) and lack of (adjusted OR 5.40; 95% CI, 2.81–10.4) physical activity. Further, children who engaged in long periods of screen time and lacked parental communication also tended to dislike and lack physical activity. Children with mothers who were unemployed (housewives) and had unhealthy lifestyles, as well as those with poor health, were also more likely to lack physical activity. Conclusion Social and family factors (e.g., having close friends) may be determinants of exercise habits among schoolchildren, independent of their own lifestyle factors. Although a longitudinal study is needed to determine causality, substantial attention may thus be required to these factors when promoting physical activity in children.

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Lifestyle and overall health in high school children: Results from the Toyama birth cohort study, Japan

Abstract: Undesirable lifestyle was associated with poor health status in high school boys and girls. Further understanding of these relationships is needed to facilitate the development of interventions that will help children with poor health status.

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

The Effect of Eating Habits’ Quality on Scholastic Performance in Turkish Adolescents

Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and self-rated health among the general population of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Social and family factors as determinants of exercise habits in Japanese elementary school children: a cross-sectional study from the Super Shokuiku School Project

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