Children with lower baseline achievement, lower IQ or lower school engagement may benefit more from school-based PA interventions, though evidence is mixed¶

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q2 i? Subgroup analyses in two studies suggested children with lower IQ, lower baseline achievement or low school engagement may benefit more from PA interventions, but one study reported conflicting results. → Sneck S. 2019

Evidence¶

Sneck S. 2019¶

Sneck S., Viholainen H., Syväoja H., Kankaapää A., Hakonen H., Poikkeus A.-M., Tammelin T. (2019). Effects of school-based physical activity on mathematics performance in children: a systematic review. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0866-6

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Narrative synthesis of subgroup findings across reviewed studies. The review reports trends implying greater benefit for "children with lower IQ or baseline achievement and low school engagement", while noting Beck and colleagues reported conflicting results.

"Two studies [9, 74] suggested trends implying that children with lower IQ or baseline achievement and low school engagement may benefit more from PA interventions than other participants. Nonetheless, Beck and colleagues [40] reported conflicting results."

Discussion¶

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