These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Association Between Device-Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Adolescents.
    Author: Bueno MRO, Zambrin LF, Panchoni C, Werneck AO, Fernandes RA, Serassuelo H, Romanzini M, Ronque ERV.
    Journal: Health Educ Behav; 2021 Feb; 48(1):54-62. PubMed ID: 32930005.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Although many studies found a positive association between physical activity (PA) and academic performance (AP), most did not consider important variables of school setting and students' self-concept. AIMS: To analyze the association between moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and AP in adolescents, considering potential confounding variables of school setting and self-concept in adolescents. METHOD: The final sample was composed of 394 students (186 boys) with a mean age of 11.3 (SD = 0.8) years. The school grades were used as an indicator of AP. Measurements of body mass and stature were collected, and the body mass index was calculated and converted into z-score values. Maternal education, socioeconomic status, self-concept, and variables of the school setting were self-reported. MVPA and sedentary behavior (SB) were measured through accelerometry (GT3X and GT3X+; ActiGraph, Pensacola, Florida). Multiple linear regression was used for the association analyses, adopting p < .05. RESULTS: MVPA was inversely associated with global AP and mathematics only for girls: β = -.105 (95% CI [-0.205, -0.006]; p = .038); β = -.136 (95% CI [-0.261, -0.011]; p = .033). After adjusting for the school setting and self-concept, these significant associations disappear. DISCUSSION: MVPA was inversely associated with global AP and mathematics only for girls regardless of age, z-score body mass index, maternal education, socioeconomic status, and SB. However, after adjusting for school setting and self-concept, theses association disappear in mathematics and global AP, respectively. CONCLUSION: The device-measured MVPA was not associated with AP after controlling for important variables (school setting and self-concept).
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]