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Kang, Y. W., & Park, J. H. (2016). Does Skipping Breakfast and Being Overweight Influence Academic Achievement Among Korean Adolescents?. Osong public health and research perspectives, 7(4), 220-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2016.05.004
Kang, Yang Wha, and Park, Jong-Hyock. "Does Skipping Breakfast and Being Overweight Influence Academic Achievement Among Korean Adolescents?." Osong public health and research perspectives vol. 7,4 (2016): 220-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2016.05.004
Kang YW, Park JH. Does Skipping Breakfast and Being Overweight Influence Academic Achievement Among Korean Adolescents?. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016 Aug;7(4):220-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2016.05.004. Epub 2016 May 30. PMID: 27635371; PMCID: PMC5014751.
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016 Aug;7(4):220-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2016.05.004. Epub 2016 May 30.

Does Skipping Breakfast and Being Overweight Influence Academic Achievement Among Korean Adolescents?.

Osong public health and research perspectives

Yang Wha Kang, Jong-Hyock Park

Affiliations

  1. Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea.
  2. National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea; College Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

PMID: 27635371 PMCID: PMC5014751 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2016.05.004

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Health status and health behaviors are associated with academic achievement in children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether skipping breakfast and being overweight are related to academic achievement of Korean adolescents.

METHODS: Cross-sectional data on a sample of 1,652 high-school seniors (942 males and 710 females) drawn from the 2004 Korea Education Employment Panel were analyzed.

RESULTS: A higher proportion of males (15.3%) than females (6.1%) was overweight (p < 0.001); 37% of males and 41% of females reported skipping breakfast. Overall test scores were significantly higher for females than males (p < 0.05), and in language and foreign language subjects. However, both males and females who reported skipping breakfast had significantly lower scores in language, mathematics, and foreign language than those who did not report skipping breakfast. Overweight males had a lower probability than normal-weight males of having the highest language scores (OR = 0.52, p < 0.05), but there was no difference among females. Females who skipped breakfast had a lower probability of having the highest scores in language (OR = 0.41, p < 0.05), mathematics (OR = 0.24, p < 0.01), or foreign language (OR = 0.18, p < 0.01), while males had a lower probability of having the highest scores in language only (OR = 0.46, p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Skipping breakfast and being overweight are associated with poor academic achievement in Korean adolescents. Eating breakfast and weight control is being discussed as the overlooked factors that may influence better academic achievement.

Keywords: academic achievement; adolescents; health behavior; obesity and overweight; skipping breakfast

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