Weight, socio-demographics, and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in first year university students.
Background: This study aimed to examine differences in socio-demographics and health behaviour between Belgian first year university students who attended all final course exams and those who did not. Secondly, this study aimed to identify weight and health behaviour related correlates of academic p...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition Journal Vol. 12; pp. 162 - 163 |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104135763&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104135763 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14752891 1CYY jtl: Nutrition Journal issn: 14752891 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2013 vid: 12 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 104135763 104135763 NLM24344995 2012423221 10.1186/1475-2891-12-162 NLM24344995 PMC3878497 104135763 ppf: 162 ppct: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Weight, socio-demographics, and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in first year university students. aug: au: Deliens, Tom Clarys, Peter De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse Deforche, Benedicte affil: Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. Tom.Deliens@vub.ac.be. sug: subj: Adolescent Behavior Adolescent Development Health Behavior Learning Social Behavior Student Dropouts Weight Gain Adolescence Alcohol Drinking Belgium Body Mass Index Carbonated Beverages Adverse Effects Diet, Reducing Adverse Effects Educational Status Food Adverse Effects Female Human Male Reproduction Colleges and Universities Video Games Adverse Effects Waist Circumference Adolescent: 13-18 years Female Male ab: Background: This study aimed to examine differences in socio-demographics and health behaviour between Belgian first year university students who attended all final course exams and those who did not. Secondly, this study aimed to identify weight and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in those students who attended all course exams.Methods: Anthropometrics of 101 first year university students were measured at both the beginning of the first (T1) and second (T2) semester of the academic year. An on-line health behaviour questionnaire was filled out at T2. As a measure of academic performance student end-of-year Grade Point Averages (GPA) were obtained from the university's registration office. Independent samples t-tests and chi2-tests were executed to compare students who attended all course exams during the first year of university and students who did not carry through. Uni- and multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to identify correlates of academic performance in students who attended all course exams during the first year of university.Results: Students who did not attend all course exams were predominantly male, showed higher increases in waist circumference during the first semester and consumed more French fries than those who attended all final course exams. Being male, lower secondary school grades, increases in weight, Body Mass Index and waist circumference over the first semester, more gaming on weekdays, being on a diet, eating at the student restaurant more frequently, higher soda and French fries consumption, and higher frequency of alcohol use predicted lower GPA's in first year university students. When controlled for each other, being on a diet and higher frequency of alcohol use remained significant in the multivariate regression model, with frequency of alcohol use being the strongest correlate of GPA.Conclusions: This study, conducted in Belgian first year university students, showed that academic performance is associated with a wide range of weight and health related behaviours. Future studies should investigate whether interventions aiming at promoting healthy behaviours among students could also have a positive impact on academic performance. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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