High leisure time physical activity and active commuting to school are each associated with increased odds of high academic achievement in both girls and boys¶

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q3 i? Five or more hours per week of leisure time physical activity was associated with higher odds of high achievement in girls (AOR 1.51) and boys (AOR 1.39), as was active commuting (girls AOR 1.51, boys AOR 1.72). → Stea TH 2014

Evidence¶

Stea TH 2014¶

Stea TH, Torstveit MK. (2014). Association of lifestyle habits and academic achievement in Norwegian adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:829. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-829

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Cross-sectional analysis of physical activity measures against grades, adjusted for BMI and parental education. High activity was defined as "Five hours or more of leisure time physical activity per week"; active commuting meant walking or cycling to school. No standardized effect size was printed.

"the adjusted analyses demonstrating increased odds of high academic achievement in girls and boys who had a high leisure time physical activity level (AOR: 1.51 (1.10-2.08) and AOR: 1.39 (1.05-1.85), respectively). Similarly, a high academic achievement was associated with active commuting to school among girls (AOR: 1.51 (1.10-2.08)) and boys (AOR: 1.72 (1.26-2.35))."

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