title: Diet, nutritional status and school performance among adolescents in Gaza Strip.
abstract: The associations between dietary intake, nutritional status and school performance among 932 adolescents aged 12-15 years were examined in a cross-sectional survey in 2002 in north Gaza Strip. School performance was obtained from school records and height and weight were measured for body mass index (BMI). Self-administered questionnaires included sociodemographic characteristics and food frequency intakes. Adolescents consuming fruit and vegetables more than 3 times per week were more likely to have good school performance (72.6% versus 59.9%). When adjusting for sociodemographic variables and BMI, fruit and vegetables intake was positively associated with school performance (OR = 1.61, 95% CI: 1.11-2.32) and stunting was negatively associated (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.31-0.90). The findings support a broader implementation of school nutrition programmes.
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. abdallah.abudayya@medisin.uio.no
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authors: Shi
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authors: Holmboe-Ottesen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008877:Middle East; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires