Effect of gender and body mass index on academic performance of junior secondary students in Owerri education zone, Imo state, Nigeria

The aim of the present study was to analyse body composition, anxiety, cardiovascular, and physical activity factors related with academic performance of school students as well as to analyse differences, by age, in these factors. We analysed in 266 primary school students’ (8.81 ± 1.62 years, range: 5–13 years) heart rate, anthropometric variables to calculate body mass index, physical activity performance, anxiety levels and academic results by the average of marks. Students were divided in two different groups, firstly by their lower or higher academic performance, and secondly by age. Results showed a negative correlation between academic performance and age, weight, body mass index and trait anxiety variables. Additionally, significant differences were found by age, presenting older students higher scores in body mass index and lower physical activity, trait anxiety, heart rate and academic performance values than younger students. Overweight and obesity may have a great impact in academic performance in children and we pointed out the necessity to establish programs related with healthy habits which include improvements in physical activity and nutrition behaviours with the objective to enhance children’s health general status, psychological profile, cognitive and motor development, and academic performance.

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Association of cheiloscopic patterns and second digit:fourth digit with academic performance among junior secondary students in Zaria, Nigeria

Annals of Bioanthropology ◽

10.4103/2315-7992.190467 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 34

Author(s):

UduakEmmanuel Umana ◽

YakubuAse Agyo ◽

JamesAbrak Timbuak ◽

AugustineOseloka Ibegbu ◽

WilsonOliver Hamman

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Junior Secondary

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Internet use, videogame playing and cell phone use as predictors of children’s body mass index (BMI), body weight, academic performance, and social and overall self-esteem

Computers in Human Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.chb.2010.10.019 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 599-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 60

Author(s):

Linda A. Jackson ◽

Alexander von Eye ◽

Hiram E. Fitzgerald ◽

Edward A. Witt ◽

Yong Zhao

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Weight ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cell Phone ◽

Internet Use ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cell Phone Use ◽

Videogame Playing

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Physical Fitness, Grit, School Attendance, and Academic Performance among Adolescents

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2018/9801258 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Jonathan M. Cosgrove ◽

Yen T. Chen ◽

Darla M. Castelli

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Academic Success ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cardiovascular Health ◽

School Attendance ◽

Urban Minority ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of grit as a construct representing perseverance to overcoming barriers and the total number of school absences to academic performance (AP) while controlling for sociodemographics, fitness (i.e., PACER), and Body Mass Index (BMI). Methods. Adolescents (N = 397, SD = 1.85; 80.9% females; 77.1% Hispanic) from an urban, minority-majority city in the Southern United States completed the FitnessGram® assessment of physical fitness (e.g., aerobic capacity and Body Mass Index (BMI)) and the valid and reliable short grit survey. The schools provided sociodemographics, attendance, and AP data for the adolescents. Results. Adolescents with higher grit scores (rs=0.21, P < 0.001) and less total absences (rs=-0.35, P < 0.001) performed better on AP. Hierarchical multiple regression indicated that grit and absences were associated with AP (β = 0.13, P < 0.01 and β = −0.35, P < 0.001, resp.). Conclusions. Grit and a total number of absences are significant contributors to academic success, particularly among Hispanic adolescents. Further, grit and school attendance may serve as a better measure of protective factors over proximal health measures of cardiovascular health and BMI.

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Autonomic Profile, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index and Academic Performance of School Students

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12176718 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (17) ◽

pp. 6718

Author(s):

Daniel Mendoza-Castejón ◽

Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Body Composition ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Body Mass ◽

Primary School Students ◽

Education Students ◽

Lower Heart Rate ◽

School Students

The aim of this study was to analyze the autonomic modulation, physical activity, body mass index, and academic performance of preschool and school students by grade. Extracurricular physical activity, heart rate variability, body mass index, and objective and subjective academic performance were analyzed in 180 preschool and primary school students (7.91 ± 2.29 years). Significant lower heart rate and higher parasympathetic modulation were found in 10–12-year-old primary education students. The 8–9-year-old students obtained the worst results in English and in five of the subjective academic performance items. Students aged 10–12 years old presented the highest body composition values. No significant differences were found on the extracurricular physical activity by age. No correlation between autonomic profile, physical activity, and body composition with objective academic performance was found. Nerveless subjective academic performance perception of teachers presented a negative correlation with body composition and the parasympathetic modulation. School students presented an increased body mass index and parasympathetic modulation by age. Physical activity of all students, independently of the age, were lower than the official recommendations.

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