Individual and Collective Positive Health Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among U.S. High School Students, Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Health Promot
• Personal Author:
  Hawkins, Georgianne Tiu ; Lee, Seung Hee ; Michael, Shannon L. ; Merlo, Caitlin L. ; Lee, Sarah M. ; King, Brian A. ; Rasberry, Catherine N. ; Underwood, J. M.
• Description:
  Purpose:
  
  We examined associations between academic grades and positive health behaviors, individually and collectively, among U.S. high school students.
  
  Design:
  
  Cross-sectional study design.
  
  Setting:
  
  Data were from the 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Response rates were 75% for schools, 81% for students, and 60% overall (n = 14,765 students).
  
  Subjects:
  
  Youth in grades 9th–12th.
  
  Measures:
  
  We focused on youth behaviors that can prevent or delay the onset of chronic health conditions. Seven dietary, 3 physical activity, 2 sedentary screen time, and 4 tobacco product use behaviors were assessed. Variables were dichotomized (0/1) to indicate that a score was given to the positive health behavior response (e.g.,, did not smoke cigarettes = 1). A composite score was created by summing each positive health behavior response among 16 total health behaviors.
  
  Analysis:
  
  Multivariable logistic regression analyses for each individual health behavior, and a multivariable negative binomial regression for the composite score, were conducted with self-reported academic grades, controlling for sex, grade in school, race/ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI) categories.
  
  Results:
  
  Controlling for covariates, students who reported mostly A’s had 2.0 (P < .001) more positive health behaviors; students who reported mostly B’s had 1.3 (P < .001) more positive health behaviors; and students who reported mostly C’s had .78 (P < .001) more positive health behaviors, compared to students who reported mostly D’s/F’s.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Higher academic grades are associated with more positive individual and cumulative health behaviors among high school students. Understanding these relationships can help inform efforts to create a healthy and supportive school environment and strive for health equity.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Academic Achievement Academic Grades Academic Success Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Article Cross-Sectional Studies Health Behavior Health Behaviors Health Policy Humans Interventions Risk-Taking Students Youth

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• Source:
  Am J Health Promot. 36(4):651-661
• Pubmed ID:
  34967223
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10150493
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6dbd2d881c8262e00dadc287337229ee092346de45cb9564564e4165fb7cef86
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/127772/cdc_127772_DS1.pdf
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