@article{ref1,
title="Health behaviors and academic performance among Korean adolescents",
journal="Asian nursing research",
year="2016",
author="So, Eun Sun and Park, Byoung Mo",
volume="10",
number="2",
pages="123-127",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the most prominent health-related behaviors impacting the academic performance of Korean adolescents. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1976-1317",
doi="10.1016/j.anr.2016.01.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2016.01.004"
}