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Trial reportPloS one2014

Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with academic skills--a follow-up study among primary school children.

Eero A Haapala, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Tuomo Tompuri, Niina Lintu, Juuso Väistö, Paavo H T Leppänen, David E Laaksonen, Virpi Lindi, Timo A Lakka

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01803776 (The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT01803776 naunknown statusnot on this map

The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Eastern FinlandRan2007 to 2023Enrolled504ConditionsOverweight, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Blood PressureArmslifestyle counseling
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Eero A HaapalaDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Anna-Maija PoikkeusDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Katriina Kukkonen-HarjulaUKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland.
Tuomo TompuriDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Niina LintuDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Juuso VäistöDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Institute of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Paavo H T LeppänenDepartment of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
David E LaaksonenDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Virpi LindiDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Timo A LakkaDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, Kuopio, Finland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are no prospective studies that would have compared the relationships of different types of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with academic skills among children. We therefore investigated the associations of different types of PA and SB with reading and arithmetic skills in a follow-up study among children.

methodsThe participants were 186 children (107 boys, 79 girls, 6-8 yr) who were followed-up in Grades 1-3. PA and SB were assessed using a questionnaire in Grade 1. Reading fluency, reading comprehension and arithmetic skills were assessed using standardized tests at the end of Grades 1-3.

resultsAmong all children more recess PA and more time spent in SB related to academic skills were associated with a better reading fluency across Grades 1-3. In boys, higher levels of total PA, physically active school transportation and more time spent in SB related to academic skills were associated with a better reading fluency across the Grades 1-3. Among girls, higher levels of total PA were related to worse arithmetic skills across Grades 1-3. Moreover, total PA was directly associated with reading fluency and arithmetic skills in Grades 1-3 among girls whose parents had a university degree, whereas these relationships were inverse in girls of less educated parents.

conclusionsTotal PA, physically active school transportation and SB related to academic skills may be beneficial for the development of reading skills in boys, whereas factors that are independent of PA or SB may be more important for academic skills in girls.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01803776.

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Sedentary BehaviorChildCognitionComprehensionEducational StatusFemaleFinlandHumansMaleMathematicsMotor ActivityParentsReadingSchoolsStudentsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID25207813
PMCPMC4160223

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