Associations between academic achievement and weight status in a multi-ethnic sample of New Caledonian adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have reported a negative association between obesity and academic achievement in school-aged children. In the Pacific region, the prevalence of adolescent overweight is high, but no study has considered issues of academic achievement in this population. To rectify this, we examined relationships between academic achievement and weight status in a multi-ethnic (European and Kanak) sample of New Caledonian adolescents. Objective anthropometric measures (height, weight, waist circumference) were obtained from European and Kanak New Caledonian adolescents (N = 526) between July 2018 and April 2019. Body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratios (WHtR) were used as proxies of weight status. Ethnicity was self-reported and additional sociodemographic data (socioeconomic status,

SUBMITTER: Frayon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449337 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature