Regular breakfast consumption is associated with increased odds of high academic achievement in Norwegian adolescent girls and boys, most strongly in girls¶

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q3 i? Girls who ate breakfast daily had higher adjusted odds of high academic achievement (AOR 3.30) than those who did not, and boys had higher odds (AOR 1.76). → 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 survey of 2,432 Norwegian adolescents (1258 girls, 1187 boys) aged 15-17; logistic regression adjusted for BMI and parental education. Girls eating breakfast daily had "AOR: 3.30 (2.45-4.45)" and boys AOR 1.76 (1.32-2.34) for high grades; no standardized effect size was printed.

"The results showed increased odds of high academic achievement in girls and boys who had a regular consumption of breakfast (AOR: 3.30 (2.45-4.45) and AOR: 1.76 (1.32-2.34), respectively)"

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