Association between increased BMI and severe school absenteeism among US children and adolescents: Findings from a national survey, 2005-2008

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 517-523

  Li, Y ^a   Raychowdhury, S ^b   Tedders, S H ^c   Lyn, R ^d   Lopez De Fede A ^e   Zhang, J ^c  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; NHANES; overweight; school absenteeism

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862824882     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.15     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Flegal KM. High body mass index for age among US children and adolescents, 2003-2006. JAMA 2008; 299: 2401-2405. (Pubitemid 351749238)
2. Nina Lenton. Childhood obesity a heavy burden for parents. China Daily 2008.
3. Li X. A study of intelligence and personality in children with simple obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1995; 19: 355-357.
4. Shore SM, Sachs ML, Lidicker JR, Brett SN, Wright AR, Libonati JR. Decreased scholastic achievement in overweight middle school students. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008; 16: 1535-1538. (Pubitemid 351915124)
5. Mo-suwan L, Lebel L, Puetpaiboon A, Junjana C. School performance and weight status of children and young adolescents in a transitional society in Thailand. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999; 23: 272-277. (Pubitemid 29118857)
6. Mond JM, Stich H, Hay PJ, Kraemer A, Baune BT. Associations between obesity and developmental functioning in pre-school children: a population-based study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2007; 31: 1068-1073. (Pubitemid 46987778)
7. Cottrell LA, Northrup K, Wittberg R. The extended relationship between child cardiovascular risks and academic performance measures. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007; 15: 3170-3177. (Pubitemid 351256681)
8. Welk GJ, Jackson AW, Morrow Jr JR, Haskell WH, Meredith MD, Cooper KH. The association of health-related fitness with indicators of academic performance in Texas schools. Res Q Exerc Sport 2010; 81(3 Suppl): S16-S23.
9. Li Y, Dai Q, Jackson JC, Zhang J. Overweight is associated with decreased cognitive functioning among school-age children and adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008; 16: 1809-1815.
10. Rasberry CN, Lee SM, Robin L, Laris BA, Russell LA, Coyle KK et al. The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance: a systematic review of the literature. Prev Med 2011; 52: S10-S20.
11. Taras H, Potts-Datema W. Obesity and student performance at school. J Sch Health 2005; 75: 291-295. (Pubitemid 43943179)
12. Schwimmer JB, Burwinkle TM, Varni JW. Health-related quality of life of severely obese children and adolescents. JAMA 2003; 289: 1813-1819. (Pubitemid 37430251)
13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-About the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Updated on 14 November 2011; available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/about- nhanes.htm. Accessed on 11 Febuary 2012.
14. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Grummer-Strawn LM, Flegal KM, Guo SS, Wei R et al. CDC growth charts: United States. Adv Data 2000; 314: 1-27.
15. Krebs NF, Himes JH, Jacobson D, Nicklas TA, Guilday P, Styne D. Assessment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity. Pediatrics 2007; 120(Suppl-4): S193-S228.
16. Glossary. In: Koplan JP, Liverman CT, Kraak VI (eds). Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. National Academies Press: Washington DC, 2005, pp 331-338.
17. Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division. US Census Bureau How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty (Official Measure) 2009.
18. Bloom B, Cohen RA, Freeman G. Summary health statistics for US children: National Health Interview Survey, 2008. Health Stat 2009; 10: 1-81.
19. Olde Dubbelink KT, Felius A, Verbunt JP, van Dijk BW, Berendse HW, Stam CJ et al. Increased resting-state functional connectivity in obese adolescents; a magnetoencephalographic pilot study. PLoS ONE 2008; 3: e2827.
20. Miller J, Kranzler J, Liu Y, Schmalfuss I, Theriaque DW, Shuster JJ et al. Neurocognitive findings in Prader-Willi syndrome and early-onset morbid obesity. J Pediatr 2006; 149: 192-198.
21. Zhang J, Hebert JR, Muldoon MF. Dietary fat intake is associated with psychosocial and cognitive functioning of school-aged children in the United States. J Nutr 2005; 135: 1967-1973. (Pubitemid 41099757)
22. Schwimmer JB, Burwinkle TM, Varni JW. Health-related quality of life of severely obese children and adolescents. JAMA 2003; 289: 1813-1819. (Pubitemid 37430251)
23. Moonie S, Sterling DA, Figgs LW, Castro M. The relationship between school absence, academic performance, and asthma status. J Sch Health 2008; 78: 140-148.
24. Steward RJ, vine Steward A, Blair J, Jo H, Hill MF. School attendance revisited. Urban Education 2008; 43: 519-536.
25. Ogunfowora OB, Olanrewaju DM, Akenzua GI. A comparative study of academic achievement of children with sickle cell anemia and their healthy siblings. J Natl Med Assoc 2005; 97: 405-408. (Pubitemid 40315947)
26. Mayes SD, Handford HA, Schaefer JH, Scogno CA, Neagley SR, Michael-Good L et al. The relationship of HIV status, type of coagulation disorder, and school absenteeism to cognition, educational performance, mood, and behavior of boys with hemophilia. J Genet Psychol 1996; 157: 137-151. (Pubitemid 126420620)
27. Ogunfowora OB, Olanrewaju DM, Akenzua GI. A comparative study of academic achievement of children with sickle cell anemia and their healthy siblings. J Natl Med Assoc 2005; 97: 405-408. (Pubitemid 40315947)
28. Mayes SD, Handford HA, Schaefer JH, Scogno CA, Neagley SR, Michael-Good L et al. The relationship of HIV status, type of coagulation disorder, and school absenteeism to cognition, educational performance, mood, and behavior of boys with hemophilia. J Genet Psychol 1996; 157: 137-151. (Pubitemid 126420620)
29. Seiffge-Krenke I, Kollmar F. Discrepancies between mothers' and fathers' perceptions of sons' and daughters' problem behaviour: a longitudinal analysis of parent-adolescent agreement on internalising and externalising problem behaviour. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1998; 39: 687-697.
30. Achenbach TM, McConaughy SH, Howell CT. Child/adolescent behavioral and emotional problems: implications of cross-informant correlations for situational specificity. Psychol Bull 1987; 101: 213-232.
31. Rajmil L, Fernández E, Gispert R, Rué M, Glutting JP, Plasència A et al. Influence of proxy respondents in children's health interview surveys. J Epidemiol Community Health 1999; 53: 38-42. (Pubitemid 29012349)
32. Nelson LM, Longstreth Jr WT, Koepsell TD, Checkoway H, van BG. Completeness and accuracy of interview data from proxy respondents: demographic, medical, and life-style factors. Epidemiology 1994; 5: 204-217.
33. Theunissen NC, Vogels TG, Koopman HM, Verrips GH, Zwinderman KA, Verloove-Vanhorick SP et al. The proxy problem: child report versus parent report in health-related quality of life research. Qual Life Res 1998; 7: 387-397. (Pubitemid 28343448)
34. Lumeng JC, Forrest P, Appugliese DP, Kaciroti N, Corwyn RF, Bradley RH. Weight status as a predictor of being bullied in third through sixth grades. Pediatrics 2010; 125: e1301-e1307.
35. Janssen I, Craig WM, Boyce WF, Pickett W. Associations between overweight and obesity with bullying behaviors in school-aged children. Pediatrics 2004; 113: 1187-1194.
36. Guo QZ, Ma WJ, Nie SP, Xu YJ, Xu HF, Zhang YR. Relationships between weight status and bullying victimization among school-aged adolescents in Guangdong Province of China. Biomed Environ Sci 2010; 23: 108-112.
37. Moonie S, Sterling DA, Figgs LW, Castro M. The relationship between school absence, academic performance, and asthma status. J Sch Health 2008; 78: 140-148.
38. Moonie SA, Sterling DA, Figgs L, Castro M. Asthma status and severity affects missed school days. J Sch Health 2006; 76: 18-24.
39. Gilliland FD, Berhane K, Islam T, McConnell R, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland SS et al. Obesity and the risk of newly diagnosed asthma in school-age children. Am J Epidemiol 2003; 158: 406-415.
40. Tantisira KG, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Fuhlbrigge AL. Association of body mass with pulmonary function in the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP). Thorax 2003; 58: 1036-1041.
41. Amin RS, Kimball TR, Bean JA, Jeffries JL, Willging JP, Cotton RT et al. Left ventricular hypertrophy and abnormal ventricular geometry in children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165: 1395-1399.