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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND THE NUMBER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES ATTENDED BY KOREAN ADOLESCENT STUDENTS |
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Sang-Yeob Kim1 and Wi-Young So2  |
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1Division of Physical Education, College of Education, Sungkyul University, Anyang-si, Kyounggi-do, Korea 2Department of Human Movement Science, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2012) 11, 226 - 230 |
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| Increased physical activity (PA) is the relationship with improved
cognitive and memory functions of the brain. The physical education (PE)
classes held in school comprise a type of PA. However, there is no epidemiological
evidence showing a relationship between school performance and the number
of PE classes attended per week in adolescent students. Therefore, the purpose
of this study is to examine whether the number of PE classes attended per
week is related with school performance in Korean adolescent students. In
2009, 75,066 adolescent students from middle school first grade to high
school third grade participated in the 5th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based
Survey (KYRBWS-V) project. The relationship between school performance and
the number of PE classes attended per week was assessed using multivariate
logistic regression analysis after adjusting for covariate variables such
as gender, age, body mass index, parents' education level, family's economic
status, vigorous and moderate PA, and muscle strengthening exercises. The
odds ratio (OR) for attending <3 PE classes per week and school performance
was 1.125 for good school performance, 1.147 for average school performance,
1.146 for poor school performance, and 1.191 for very poor school performance,
when compared to very good school performance. It was concluded that attending
>3 PE classes per week was positively correlated with improved school performance
and that attending <3 PE classes per week was negatively correlated with
school performance in Korean adolescent students. Key words: Adolescent, Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, physical education classes, school performance. |
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