Journal article
Childhood Obesity Is Associated with Poor Academic Skills and Coping Mechanisms
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between obesity and select childhood flourishing markers including academic skills and coping strategies.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study utilizing parental reported data for children aged 10-17 years (n = 22 914) from the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health. Multiple binary regressions assessed the association between body mass index-for-age and 5 school-related and behavioral childhood …
Authors
Gill N; Gjelsvik A; Mercurio LY; Amanullah S
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 228, , pp. 278–284
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.004
ISSN
0022-3476