Association between lifestyle, parental smoke, socioeconomic status, and academic performance in Japanese elementary school children: the Super Diet Education Project.
10.1186/s12199-019-0776-x
- Author:
Masaaki YAMADA
1
;
Michikazu SEKINE
2
;
Takashi TATSUSE
2
;
Yukiko ASAKA
2
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan. masaakit@med.u-toyama.ac.jp.
2. Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Academic performance;
Secondhand smoke;
Socioeconomic status;
Super Diet Education Project;
Wakeup time
- MeSH:
Academic Performance;
statistics & numerical data;
Adolescent;
Child;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Female;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Japan;
Life Style;
Male;
Parents;
Risk Factors;
School Health Services;
statistics & numerical data;
Smoke;
adverse effects;
Social Class
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2019;24(1):22-22
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Health and education are closely linked. However, few studies have explored the correlates of children's academic performance in Japan. We aimed to investigate comprehensively the associations of low academic performance among school children with lifestyles, parental smoke, and socioeconomic status.
METHODS:In 2016, children aged 6 to 13 years from the Super Diet Education School Project were surveyed using questionnaires. The survey explored the lifestyles and subjective academic performance of 1663 children and asked their parents about parental smoke and subjective socioeconomic status. Academic performance and socioeconomic status were divided into three levels. Then, we defined subjective academic performance in the lower two levels as low academic performance. The odds ratios (OR) were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS:Among all participants, 299 (18.0%) children reported low academic performance. In general, low academic performance was significantly associated with late wakeup time (OR = 1.36 for 6:30 to < 7 a.m. and OR = 2.48 for ≥ 7 a.m.), screen time ≥ 2 h (OR = 1.35), studying at home < 1 h (OR = 1.82), paternal smoke (OR = 1.47), maternal smoke (OR = 1.87), and low socioeconomic status (OR = 1.48). Analyses stratified by grade showed stronger associations between academic performance and socioeconomic status in senior (OR = 1.62 for middle, OR = 1.52 for low in grades 4 to 6) than in junior children (OR = 1.15 for middle, OR = 1.38 for low in grades 1 to 3).
CONCLUSIONS:Children's lifestyles, parental smoke, and socioeconomic status were significantly associated with low academic performance among Japanese children. Parents and health care providers should take these findings into consideration to prevent children from having low academic performance.
