Abstract
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between food addiction (FA), anthropometric characteristics, and academic performance.
Design:
The average age (standard deviation [SD]) of the participants was 17.5 (2.7) years (64.1% female). Each study participant indicated their sex, height, and weight, academic performance, and completed the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
Setting:
Syktyvkar, Kirov, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Aizawl, India.
Participants:
The study involved 3426 people.
Results:
Food addiction was found in 8.7% of participants from Russia and 14.6% from India. In schoolchildren but not in university students high academic performance was associated with a higher incidence rate of FA detection (OR = 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07-1.26) and a lower body mass index (OR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.56-0.94).
Conclusion:
These data showed an increased incidence rate of FA detection in adolescents with high academic performance.
