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Associations of Emotional Behavior with Nutritional Status and Lifestyle Habits among Schoolchildren Aged 5-10 Years in Sri Lanka.
Shinsugi, Chisa; Gunasekara, Deepa; Takimoto, Hidemi.
  • Shinsugi C; Department of Nutritional Epidemiology and Shokuiku, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo 162-8636, Japan.
  • Gunasekara D; Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama 11010, Sri Lanka.
  • Takimoto H; Department of Nutritional Epidemiology and Shokuiku, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo 162-8636, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 18(19)2021 09 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1463651
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We aimed to examine the relationships of lifestyle habits and nutritional status with emotional behavior among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka. Five hundred and eight schoolchildren (195 boys and 313 girls) aged 5-10 years were included. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Nutritional status was used for body mass index-for-age z-score. Breakfast consumption, daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), wake-up time, and bedtime were considered lifestyle habits. The mean total difficulties score ± standard deviation was 12.0 ± 5.3, and the mean prosocial behavior score was 7.4 ± 1.9. In total, 89.2% children ate breakfast, and 41.3% engaged in at least 60 min of MVPA per day. After adjustment for confounding factors, multiple logistic regression analyses showed that breakfast skipping was associated with high scores on conduct problems (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.50 to 5.77, p < 0.01) and that late bedtime was related to low prosocial behavior scores (aOR = 2.43, 95% CI 1.17 to 5.03, p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that promoting regular lifestyle habits helps reduce psychological difficulties in schoolchildren. However, further research, including longitudinal studies, are required to identify the mechanism underlying this relationship.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Nutritional Status / Breakfast Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph181910332

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Nutritional Status / Breakfast Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph181910332