Citation

So ES, Park BM. Asian Nurs. Res. (Korean Soc. Nurs. Sci.) 2016; 10(2): 123-127.

Affiliation

Dept. Bio. Science & Rural Resources, College of Environmental & Bioresource Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea. Electronic address: lily0926@jbnu.ac.kr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.anr.2016.01.004

PMID

27349669

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the most prominent health-related behaviors impacting the academic performance of Korean adolescents.

METHODS: The 2012 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey data were analyzed using an ordinal regression analysis after adjusting for general and other health behaviors.

RESULTS: Before adjustment, all health behaviors were significantly associated with academic performance. After adjustment for other health behaviors and confounding factors, only smoking [odds ratio (OR) = 2.07, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.98, 2.16), p < .001], alcohol consumption [OR = 1.22, 95% CI (1.18, 1.27), p < .001], and physical activity [OR = 1.09, 95% CI (1.06, 1.13), p < .001] were associated with lower academic performance, and engaging in a regular diet [OR = 0.65, 95% CI (0.65, 0.62), p < .001] was associated with higher academic performance.

CONCLUSIONS: Regular diet, reducing smoking and alcohol drinking, and physical activity should be the target when designing health interventions for improving academic performance in Korean adolescents.

Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en