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ArticleJournal of science and medicine in sport2017

Physical activity and sedentary time in relation to academic achievement in children.

Eero A Haapala, Juuso Väistö, Niina Lintu, Kate Westgate, Ulf Ekelund, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Soren Brage, Timo A Lakka

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Article in Journal of science and medicine in sport, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Eero A HaapalaInstitute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland; Childhood Health and Active Living Research Group, Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Electronic address: eero.haapala@uef.fi.
Juuso VäistöInstitute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland; Institute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland.
Niina LintuInstitute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland.
Kate WestgateMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom.
Ulf EkelundMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom; Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Science, Norway.
Anna-Maija PoikkeusDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Soren BrageMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom.
Timo A LakkaInstitute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Finland; Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, Finland.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12015/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the independent and combined associations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) with reading and arithmetic skills.

designCross-sectional/prospective.

methodsParticipants were 89 boys and 69 girls aged 6-8 years. MVPA and ST were measured using a combined heart rate and movement sensor and body fat percentage by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in Grade 1. Reading fluency, reading comprehension, and arithmetic skills were assessed using standardized tests in Grades 1-3. The data were analyzed using linear regression analyses and analyses of covariance with repeated measures.

resultsIn boys, MVPA was directly and ST inversely associated with reading fluency in Grades 1-3 and arithmetic skills in Grade 1 (P<0.05). Higher levels of MVPA were also related to better reading comprehension in Grade 1 (P<0.05). Most of the associations of MVPA and ST with reading and arithmetic skills attenuated after mutual adjustment for MVPA or ST. Furthermore, boys with a combination of lower levels of MVPA and higher levels of ST had consistently poorer reading fluency (P=0.002) and reading comprehension (P=0.027) across Grades 1-3 than other boys. In girls, ST was directly associated with arithmetic skills in Grade 2 (P<0.05). However, this relationship of ST with arithmetic skills was no longer significant after adjustment for body fat percentage.

conclusionsLower levels of MVPA and higher levels of ST and particularly their combination were related to poorer reading skills in boys. In girls, higher levels of ST were related to better arithmetic skills.

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Academic SuccessSedentary BehaviorAccelerometryChildCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMathematicsProspective StudiesReadingAcademic performanceCognitionMotor activityPediatricsSedentary behavior

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PMID27908560
PMCPMC5429389

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