TY - JOUR
T1 - Is the association between unhealthy weight and academic performance influenced by children’s physical activity level?
AU - Santana, Carla
AU - Azevedo, Liane
AU - Ferreira, Lisianny Camila Cocri do Nascimento
AU - Neves, Pedro
AU - Prado, Edna
AU - Prado, Wagner
N1 - Articles accepted for publication become the property of the journal and may not be reproduced, even partially, including translation into another language, without the written permission of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
PY - 2015/10/23
Y1 - 2015/10/23
N2 - The purpose of this study was to verify the association between unhealthy weight and academic
performance and the influence of physical activity level (PAL) in elementary school children.
This study was conducted with 450 elementary school students (50% girls) enrolled in
1st to 4th grades. PAL was assessed by self-reported questionnaire of typical physical activity
and daily food intake (DAFA). Academic achievement (Portuguese and Mathematics) was estimated
based on the academic performance system of public schools from Recife/Brazil. Binary
logistic regression was used to verify the association between unhealthy weight (underweight
and overweight) and normal weight with academic performance. The results showed
that 26.6% of the students presented overweight, 11.1% presented underweight, 49.1% and
50.9% were classified as high and low PAL, respectively. In addition, 56.9% had sufficient
academic performance in Portuguese and 51.1% had sufficient academic performance in
Mathematics. Students with overweight presented higher odds for insufficient performance
in Portuguese when compared to normal weight counterparts, even when adjusted for reported
PAL, gender and age (OR = 1.69; 95%CI: 1.08-2.64). The results corroborate with
evidences that unhealthy weight is associated with poor academic performance in children.
AB - The purpose of this study was to verify the association between unhealthy weight and academic
performance and the influence of physical activity level (PAL) in elementary school children.
This study was conducted with 450 elementary school students (50% girls) enrolled in
1st to 4th grades. PAL was assessed by self-reported questionnaire of typical physical activity
and daily food intake (DAFA). Academic achievement (Portuguese and Mathematics) was estimated
based on the academic performance system of public schools from Recife/Brazil. Binary
logistic regression was used to verify the association between unhealthy weight (underweight
and overweight) and normal weight with academic performance. The results showed
that 26.6% of the students presented overweight, 11.1% presented underweight, 49.1% and
50.9% were classified as high and low PAL, respectively. In addition, 56.9% had sufficient
academic performance in Portuguese and 51.1% had sufficient academic performance in
Mathematics. Students with overweight presented higher odds for insufficient performance
in Portuguese when compared to normal weight counterparts, even when adjusted for reported
PAL, gender and age (OR = 1.69; 95%CI: 1.08-2.64). The results corroborate with
evidences that unhealthy weight is associated with poor academic performance in children.
U2 - 10.12820/rbafs.v.20n3p252
DO - 10.12820/rbafs.v.20n3p252
M3 - Article
SN - 1413-3482
VL - 20
SP - 252
EP - 261
JO - Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde
JF - Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde
IS - 3
ER -