Relación entre el desempeño acádemico con el estado nutricional y actividad fisica de los adolescentes escolarizados de la Unidad Educativa Remigio Romero y Cordero. Cuenca, 2014

Abstract

Background: At present, the practice of physical activity is very low, which predisposes to obesity that is a frequent health problem in all countries, influencing the nutritional status and the academic performance of adolescents. Objective: To determine the relationship between academic performance with the nutritional status and physical activity of adolescents in the Educational Unit Remigio Romero and Cordero, Cuenca 2014. Methodology: a cross-sectional study was conducted. We have evaluated the total of (407) teens. We assessed physical activity, nutritional status, and the academic performance, through the use of validated test. To determine the association we used the OR with its 95% confidence interval. It was considered statistically significant results with a p value <0.05. Results: Of the 407 adolescents studied the 47.7 % was between 14-16 years old, with a predominance of males 69.8 %; only 46.4 % live with parents. The grade-point average in mathematics and English is 6 and 7 points. The 5.9 % are obese, 16.7 % were overweight, 69% had normal weight and the 8.4 % had low weight. The 68% of adolescents do not perform physical activity. Adolescents between the ages of 15-19 years are more likely to have better grades in english than those of 12-14 years. OR 0.24 (95% CI: 0.09 -0.62), p=0.02; it was observed in the same way that age is a protective factor for overweight-obesity OR 0.58 (95% CI 0.37 -0.93), p=0.024 and men have a lower risk than women to overweight and obesity. OR 0.45 (95% CI: 0.29 - 0.75), p=0.02. Physical activity and nutritional status are not associated with academic performance. Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight-obesity and sedentary lifestyle is high. The age group was found to be a factor associated with academic performance.