Weight, socio-demographics, and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in first year university students

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Deliens, Tom ^a   Clarys, Peter ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Correlates; First year university students; Health behaviour; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT T TEST; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BELGIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DIET, REDUCING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT DROPOUTS; UNIVERSITIES; VIDEO GAMES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84890280826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-162     Document Type: Article

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