The effects of changes in physical fitness on academic performance among New York City youth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate whether a change in fitness is associated with academic outcomes in New York City (NYC) middle-school students using longitudinal data and to evaluate whether this relationship is modified by student household poverty.

Methods

This was a longitudinal study of 83,111 New York City middle-school students enrolled between 2006-2007 and 2011-2012. Fitness was measured as a composite percentile based on three fitness tests and categorized based on change from the previous year. The effect of the fitness change level on academic outcomes, measured as a composite percentile based on state standardized mathematics and English Language Arts test scores, was estimated using a multilevel growth model. Models were stratified by sex, and additional models were tested

SUBMITTER: Bezold CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5421374 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature